1.5-million-year-old Skull Reveals Homo erectus Did Not Evolve the Way Scientists Thought
A 1.5-million-year-old skull suggests Homo erectus evolved through a messy transition, with multiple human forms coexisting.
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Human Brains Light Up for Chimpanzee Calls— Offering Clues to the Origins of Voice and Language
Chimpanzee calls activate key human brain voice regions, revealing ancient neural links that may reshape our understanding of language origins.
4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle Bone Discovery Reveals New Clues to the Mystery of How Ancient Humans Moved and Evolved
Analysis of a 4.4-million-year-old ankle bone supports the hypothesis that the earliest humans evolved from an ape-like creature in Africa.
Million-Year-Old Skull Unearthed in China Challenges Timeline of Human Origins
Digital reconstructions of a million-year-old skull uncovered in China could potentially rewrite the origin story of early humans.
New Dating of Enigmatic ‘Petralona Skull’ Reveals Neanderthals Weren’t Alone in Prehistoric Europe
New dating reveals the Petralona Skull is at least 286,000 years old, reshaping our understanding of human evolution in Europe.
“Their Identity Remains a Mystery”: Archaeologists Unearth Evidence of Mysterious Ancient Humans on “Hobbit’s” Neighbor Island
Archaeologists don't know who made one-million-year-old stone tools recently found on Sulawesi Island near the home of the "Hobbits."
Romanian Fossil Discovery Pushes Earliest Known Hominin Presence in Europe Back to 1.95 Million Years
Scientists have uncovered evidence showing a hominin presence in Europe, half-a-million years earlier than previously thought.
Evidence of Ancient Human Interactions with Intelligent “Lost” Species Offers Clues to Their Mysterious Disappearance
New research is revealing insights into the genetics of modern humans, while offering clues to the mysterious disappearance of the Neanderthals.