The pair belonged to the species Homo habilis, an extinct hominin that’s one of the earliest representatives of the same genus as our species, Homo. They first appeared in East Africa around 2.4 ...

Palmira Saladié : "The vertebra shows sharp incisions at important anatomical points for the disarticulation of the head".

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants ...

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migration. By Carl Zimmer Geography is one of the things that ...