A new analysis suggests the evolution of human body size was marked by a major turning point rather than gradual growth.

New research along Turkey’s Ayvalık coast reveals a once-submerged land bridge that may have helped early humans cross from Anatolia into Europe. Archaeologists uncovered 138 Paleolithic tools across ...

But unlike other artifacts unearthed at ancient sites, rock art is difficult to link to its creators. Since it often adorns ...

Long before evolution equipped them with the right teeth, early humans began eating tough grasses and starchy underground plants—foods rich in energy but hard to chew. A new study reveals that this ...

Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral “handedness” in animals.

Scientists have long known that ancient Homo sapiens and Neanderthals lived alongside each other for thousands of years—until ...

A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.