Recent archaeological discoveries are challenging established narratives of human origins and creativity. A 64,000-year-old ...

The Omo-Turkana basin in Africa is home to a treasure trove of ancient human fossils and tools that span 300,000 years – today it is still yielding new discoveries about our species ...

A groundbreaking DNA study has unveiled a hidden chapter in human evolution, revealing that all modern humans evolved from ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...

One of the biggest mysteries in human evolution has just been solved. In 2010, a groundbreaking genetic analysis revealed that east Asia was once home to a previously unknown group of enigmatic ...

Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same place ...

DNA samples from individuals across 2,000 years sheds light on the Etruscan origins, revealing Roman-era changes and genetic ...

A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.

We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things you ...

From village dogs to toy poodles to mastiffs, dogs come in an astonishing array of shapes, colors and sizes. Today there are ...