Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed ...

A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own ...

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the ...

Scientists discovered some of the oldest bony fish fossils in China. The fossils explain the early history of animals with backbones.

One of the most popular explanations for why menopause evolved in some species is called the grandmother hypothesis. Essentially, older females stop having offspring of their own, and redirect energy ...

Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.