Researchers say the analysis suggests Homo sapiens may have emerged at least half a million years earlier than previously thought. The skull, known as Yunxian 2, was discovered in Hubei Province ...

A new analysis of a million-year-old skull from China challenges the long-held assumption that Homo erectus was our ancestor.

Two new hominin track sites discovered on Portugal beaches change how we view Neanderthals’ relationship with coastlines.

A reanalysis of a million-year-old skull from China suggests Homo sapiens may have emerged far earlier than previously ...

Digital reconstruction of a crushed skull from an ancient human could rewrite the timeline of human evolution, according to researchers.

The significant push back in the date of origin of modern day humans is notable. It indicates that, in the last 800,000 years, most large-brained humans can be traced to just five major branches: ...

A reconstruction of a one-million-year-old skull suggested that our species started to emerge hundreds of thousands of years ...

Now, a new analysis of these skulls, known as Yunxian 1, 2, and 3, is challenging long-held beliefs about our origins, ...

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 ...

The finding indicates that as early as 1 million years ago, human ancestors had already differentiated into multiple independently evolving groups. The timing and complexity of this differentiation ...

A study published in the journal Science on Friday revealed that a reanalysis of an ancient human skull fossil, unearthed in Hubei province and dating back more than 1 million years, may rewrite the ...

He lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, eking out an existence in what is today central China. Sporting a squat neck and ...