The discovery of a new fossil has once again turned our understanding of human evolution on its head. This monumental find suggests that hominins may have ventured out of Africa much earlier than ...

“This changes a lot of thinking because it suggests that by one million years ago, our ancestors had already split into distinct groups, pointing to a much earlier and more complex human evolutionary ...

He lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, eking out an existence in what is today central China. Sporting a squat neck and a big brain, he likely wielded tools made of stone and hunted or scavenged ...

A groundbreaking DNA study, published this week, suggests that the first humans to reach the ancient landmass called Sahul – ...

(CNN) — A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis. Scientists ...