A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

After a recent fossil discovery, we now have new insights into the behaviors of a group of prehistoric humans. A team of ...

(Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in Spain fossilized facial bones roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old that may represent a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage ...

(CNN) — The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were ...