Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

We've long assumed our species evolved from a tidy, single stream of ancestors. But life on Earth is never quite so ...

Mixodectes belonged to an extinct family known as mixodectids and lived during the Paleocene epoch. This geological epoch ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

Fossil discoveries provide valuable insights into extinct species, revealing their behaviors, environments, and relationships ...

The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years ...

Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from an algal ancestor that ...

Penn State researchers propose that Earth and life have evolved together in a way that is more typical of life-supporting ...