Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

Increasing evidence suggests that our species emerged through interactions between populations living in different parts of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The evidence shows that early hominins returned to the same area again and again between 2.75 and 2.44 million years ago. (CREDIT: ...

A new study reveals early human life in Ethiopia, showing how humans made tools, used resources, and adapted to their ...

Archaeologists have identified seven 115,000-year-old human footprints in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud Desert, believed to be the ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners ...

Early humans may have created fire 400,000 years ago, according to evidence unearthed at an archaeological site in England. Although there is evidence that early humans used natural fire in Africa as ...

A new study shows that early humans shifted from hunting giants to smaller animals, shaping tools, survival, and intelligence ...

Early humans were quarrying stone as far back as 220,000 years ago, revealing surprisingly advanced planning and resource use.

The site of Gesher Benot Ya’aqov (GBY), along the ancient shores of Lake Hula in northern Israel, represents an ...