The fossils proved to be from a previously unknown human ancestor—one that branched off from anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals about 1 million years ago. According to the study announcing ...

The 3.2-million-year-old fossil, discovered 50 years ago, is considered to be one of the most significant early hominin ...

A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago in Ethiopia changed our understanding of human origins.

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...