Feedback isn't entirely convinced by a new piece of research that claims by 2339 "there will be no humans", even though the ...

For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

For more than half a century, scientists have debated whether Paranthropus boisei, an extinct human relative known for its ...

Uranium dating places the age of the Petralona skull at 300,000 years, revealing a human lineage distinct from Neanderthals ...

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...

Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human ...

A 12-year-old’s fossilized jawbone found in the Hualongdong region of China may belong to an entirely new human species. Blending features of Homo sapiens and Denisovans, the specimen suggests modern ...

"The pace of change we’re seeing today is unlike anything we know of in the past 66 million years," said ecologist Jack ...

Smithsonian biologists are using heart monitors designed for humans to study how high stress levels in animals can hinder ...

More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the ...