Archaeologists have discovered the remains of at least five woolly mammoths at a site in Austria. The remains suggest that ...

As I write, hundreds of ancient human remains are secretly being buried in a remote desert 1,000km from Sydney (New South ...

The intricate cave system perched deep in an isolated stretch of Spanish mountains contained the remains of an ancient and ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

With continued excavation at Swartkrans, researchers hope to uncover more of SWT1/HR-2’s skeleton, which could further ...

Ancient humans managed to live on the Tibetan plateau, the highest plateau on Earth, during the coldest period of the past 2.5 million years, demonstrating their resilience and adaptability.

Discovered in 2000 by an amateur cave explorer, the Grotte de Cussac is a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France. Humans ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has ...