Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa ...

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa. After archaeologists ...

Prehistoric human babies probably looked just like their parents from the moment they were born. Not only would this have ...

A one-million-year-old skull discovered in central China could push back the origins of modern humans by at least half a ...

This means the info may not always match what's in the article ... They were marked by signatures of Acheulean and Mousterian technologies and thus linked to Homo erectus and early Neanderthals. “Our ...

The importance of this find goes beyond confirming their overlap. It opens up new questions about how Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei may have interacted—whether they competed for resources or ...

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Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans break the conventions for how species should be named – but Bae argues the r ...

The role of megafaunal exploitation in early human evolution remains debated. Occasional use of large carcasses by early hominins has been considered by some as opportunistic, possibly a fallback ...

If the claims are true, the behavior by Homo naledi—a baffling, small-brained member of the human family tree—would pre-date the earliest known burials by at least 100,000 years. An Homo naledi group ...

Yet another slate of college football came and went this weekend, and it was pretty brutal for some of the nation's most notable programs. The preseason's No. 1 and 2 teams—Texas and Penn State—both ...

Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels will take on the Georgia Bulldogs this Saturday afternoon. / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images This past weekend of college football was chock full of drama. And now? We're ...