New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...

Fossil evidence from Ethiopia has rewritten human history, showing Australopithecus lived one million years earlier than ...

A 2-million-year-old protein sequence has revealed an unexpected twist in human ancestry, one scientists didn’t see coming.

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

Researchers analysed 2 million-year-old Paranthropus robustus teeth from South Africa, uncovering ancient proteins that ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

Humans developed large brains and flatter faces at an exceptionally quick rate compared to other apes, according to new research from UCL scientists. The study suggests that these rapid changes may ...

Oct. 16, 2025 — Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became. Scientists studying ancient teeth found that early humans, great ...

Some species of hominids, a family of primates dating back to the early Miocene, who lived in East Africa about ...