Remarkable new fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was also extremely small and ...

The intricate cave system perched deep in an isolated stretch of Spanish mountains contained the remains of an ancient and ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce.

The fossilized remains of one of the smallest known human relatives have been unearthed in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind ...

The $75-million highly anticipated museum in Mantua Township is a dinosaur lovers paradise. It will come to life later this ...

The Atapuerca Mountains in northern Spain are home to the Sima de los Huesos, or "Pit of Bones," which has offered one of the ...

Piecing together the story of Europe's earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce. On March 12, researchers ...

The left hip and leg bones from a young female Paranthropus robustus discovered in South Africa show she was extremely short ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...