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

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plague DNA was recovered from an adolescent boy and girl found in the same grave in Siberia. - Vladimiri Bazaliiskii Ancient DNA ...

In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side with a newly identified species of Australopithecus nearly three million years ...

Ancient DNA recovered from cemeteries in southeast Siberia has revealed previously unknown strains of plague that had a deadly impact on an unexpected group of people 5,500 years ago. The early plague ...

Scientists studied the remains of a mysterious human relative called Homo naledi found deep in a South African cave and determined they were all female.

pt. 1. The age of mankind in prospect. Our place in nature -- Ancestors in the trees -- Footsteps of the earliest ape-men -- Branches on the human tree -- Hunters or scavengers? -- pt. 2. The age of ...

Colleen Zern, a parent with three Davis Joint Unified School District students, ages 7, 11, and 13, publicly announced her candidacy for Area 1 trustee (West Davis) to replace Hiram Jackson, who ...

As humans, it’s important to remember that some of our oldest primate ancestors were apelike creatures. Besides our much larger brains and visibly obvious differences, such as facial features, one ...