Early human ancestors underwent significant physical transformations over millions of years. New research challenges the idea ...

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment. The findings suggest ...

This video traces the human evolutionary tree from great apes to modern Homo sapiens, explaining the difference between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient tooth proteins from China suggest Homo erectus may have passed genetic variants into Denisovans and later some humans.

Homo erectus may have left a detectable genetic trace in living humans through ancient interbreeding with Denisovans.

A new analysis suggests the evolution of human body size was marked by a major turning point rather than gradual growth.

The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain more than one million years ago. Reading time 4 minutes Most of a human face ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Researchers say the remains are “a mosaic of primitive and derived traits never seen before.” Dental remains dating back 300,000 years, which were discovered at a well-known Chinese archaeological ...