In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Newly discovered 1.5-million-year-old footprints reveal how two extinct human species crossed paths within hours of each ...

A new study reveals that modern humans, Neanderthals, and other relatives evolved larger brains through gradual changes ...

Footprints from 1.5mil years ago made by two different species of human ancestors were made within hours on the same spot—a ...

Ancient footprints discovered in Kenya belong to two different species of human relatives who walked on the same ground at ...

Lucy has and continues to play a fundamental role in our understanding of our ancient ancestors and how we evolved.

The methodology involved creating detailed 3D models of the ulna from modern primates, humans and fossilised hominins, as per ...

Study of ancient footprints first ever to show that early ancestors coexisted in shared space PITTSBURGH, Pa. — In the arid ...

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of ...

The American researcher talks to EL PAÍS about how walking upright was the starting point for our brain enlargement and our ...

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.