Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Buried beneath the sea off the coast of Indonesia, scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could rewrite the ...

Fragments of a Homo erectus skull were among deposits of vertebrate fossils found when the Indonesian seafloor was being ...

New research has revealed that Homo erectus in Java persisted far longer than previously believed, possibly overlapping with ...

Newly found fossils show that those rivers were home to fish, turtles, river sharks, and even hippos. On land, elephants, ...

New Israeli research suggests large game was smoked as early as 1.8 million years ago, a survival strategy that may have ...

These human ancestors would have had plenty to ... but this dredging has given us an unprecedented window into the life of Homo erectus in Indonesia. Elizabeth Rayne is a creature who writes.

Learn more about the ancient footprints found in Greece, which could upend theories on hominin emigration from Africa.

Early humans first used fire to preserve meat from predators and spoilage, rather than for cooking, new research shows.

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Thanks to a study that analyzed fossilized fragments of baby jaws dating back two million years, scientists are rewriting the ...