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

After comparing shapes, depths, and pressure patterns, this study found that two different hominin species left footprints in ...

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

The world we share with countless species is growing smaller, and for some, it’s already too late. Over the past century, ...

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

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

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

A 12-year-old’s fossilized jawbone found in the Hualongdong region of China may belong to an entirely new human species.

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

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...

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