Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei.

The human brain is the most complex system we’re currently aware of. Learning the genetic basis for its evolution, and the changes that distinguish Homo sapiens from our closest relatives, could ...

Prehistoric human babies probably looked just like their parents from the moment they were born. Not only would this have ...

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 ...