This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

Human evolution is explained through branching lineages rather than a simple linear progression. Fossils, genetics, and ...

The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...

A landmark study of an ancient thigh bone confirms when our earliest ancestors stood upright. This discovery proves that the ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

Revolutionary fossil evidence from Ethiopia is challenging decades of scientific consensus about human origins. New discoveries suggest that the famous Lucy fossil, long considered a direct ancestor ...