A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

The Spanish team says the latest remains are more primitive than Homo antecessor but bear a resemblance to Homo erectus.

Olduvai Gorge is a Unesco World Heritage site. It became well known in 1959 through the pioneering work of palaeontologists Louis and Mary Leakey, whose discoveries of early human remains reshaped our ...

The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.

Stone tools recently discovered in Ukraine could potentially rewrite history as the oldest evidence of human presence in ...

A fragment of a face from a human ancestor is the oldest in Western Europe, according to the results published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

A new study by Dr. Margherita Mussi, published in Quaternary International, highlights how naturally occurring basalt spheres ...

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