Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an ...

A virtual reconstruction of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus skull from Ethiopia uncovers primitive facial features and ...

LONDON — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after ...

“Early humans comprised a subdivided, shifting, pan-African meta-population with physical and cultural diversity,” read a statement on the research. “This framework better explains existing genetic, ...

The practice of substituting humans with primates reaches back into art history.

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

The new dataset, published in Earth System Science Data by 16 scientists, shows a significantly cooler Earth from the late ...

Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity in Barnham, ...

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...

Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery ...