An international study led by researchers from Australia's La Trobe University and the University of Cambridge has challenged ...

Australian-led study suggests iconic South African skeleton differs from known Australopithecus species, media reports - ...

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

Specimen found in South Africa was widely thought to be member of ape-like human ancestor family that lived nearly 2 million ...

One of the most complete hominin fossils ever discovered could completely change our understanding of human evolution, new ...

Researchers have discovered the earliest known instance of human-created fire, which took place in the east of England 400,000 years ago. The new discovery, in the village of Barnham, pushes the ...

New fossils link a strange 3.4-million-year-old foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a species that mixed climbing skills ...

Metagenomics uncovers the full cast of microbes living in environments from soil to the human gut. New methods help ...

Australia’s suffering from the Bondi Beach terror attack has brought the West closer to understanding the Islamist threat ...

A new study suggests humans were deliberately starting and using fires more than 400,000 years ago. Nathan Rott is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where he focuses on environment issues and ...

Another twist has been added to the puzzling mix that is early human ancestry with evidence that one of the most complete pre ...