The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of ...

An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

Human societies have long depended on the division of labor to thrive—walk into any town, and you can probably find bakers ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

Recent excavations in Tajikistan's Zeravshan Valley uncovered an archaeological site dating back as far as 150,000 years, ...

New data is revealing deeper insights into how early humans interbred with Denisovans in events that significantly shaped our ...