New dating of sediments from the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa suggests some Australopithecus fossils are around 3.4 to 3.7 million years old, roughly a million years older than many earlier ...

Fresh fossil evidence from Ethiopia shows early Homo lived alongside a newly identified Australopithecus species nearly 2.8 million years ago. This finding challenges the traditional idea of a single, ...

Human babies arrive with 100 extra bones for the same reason birth is the most dangerous event in mammalian life. Both facts ...

If you look at a Neanderthal skull and a Homo sapiens skull, they’re visibly different: Neanderthal skulls are lower and longer, whereas ours tend to be rounder. However, those differences probably ...

A child's skull discovered in a South African quarry in 1924 changed human history. Named the Taung Child, this fossil proved ...

The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...

According to the American Heart Association, walking as little as 30 minutes a day can improve blood pressure and blood sugar ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners have died and landscapes have changed. After bones break down, tooth enamel ...

Paleontologists at the University of Washington have discovered a new species of an ancient mammal that lived 75 million ...

Researchers have discovered preserved blood vessels in the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex. Despite decades of searching, ...