Researchers in Spain have unearthed a fossil from a potential new prehistoric member of the human family tree, and they say it's the earliest known remnants of a face discovered in Western Europe. The ...

Some 1.5 million years ago, two ancient species crossed paths on a lake shore in Kenya. Their footprints in the mud were frozen in time and lay undiscovered until 2021. Biggest Denisovan fossil yet ...

Footprints made by Paranthropus boisei and Homo erectus Discovery raises questions about interspecies competition Tracks reveal differing foot anatomy and locomotion Nov 28 (Reuters) - About 1.5 ...

About 700,000 years ago, the skeletal remains of one of our most diminutive and mysterious ancient relatives were encased in sand and mud in a riverbed on an Indonesian island. Now, scientists have ...

Whether it's calluses, osteoarthritis, or the "phone pinky," our hands tell a story and can reveal a lot about the lives we live and the daily items we use. But what about the hands of our ancient ...