A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry suggests that early human ancestors of the genus Australopithecus ...

A study finds that engraved stone artifacts from Manot, Qafzeh, and Quneitra caves reflect early humans' symbolic behavior, ...

A set of stone artifacts engraved with geometric patterns suggests evidence of advanced cognitive and symbolic behavior among ...

Humans have evolved considerably, but that doesn't mean that early hominids didn't make decisions based on intelligence and rationality. At the site of Melka Wakena, a place with more than 1.5 ...

Early humans were just beginning to establish their presence beyond the African continent, and they may unwittingly have caused a seismic shift in the local ecology. But how did their arrival impact ...

For the many wondrous things humans can do, we can't fly on our own. But if we could, how big would our wings be? Of course, the answer depends on the person's size. But someone who's about 155 ...

“Molecular dating supports a Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene radiation of the genus.” “There are however no known fossil species of this genus (all known are extant or sp. indet., often in the genus ...

In the race to build the best humanoid robots, China is quite literally ahead of the pack. As the South China Morning Post reports, the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area — or E ...

The groups maintained that human connection is crucial for early childhood development, especially in humanitarian settings, as it provides emotional and psychological support, helping children fe ...

"While evidence of stone tools has been found in other parts of the world, the presence of these marks on bones offers a rare and valuable glimpse into the behavior of early human ancestors." ...

it's possible to interpret the order's definitions as meaning that all humans are neither male nor female — or, due to the presence of both Müllerian ducts and Wolffian ducts in early embryos ...

As the bird flu outbreak affecting poultry, dairy cows and humans in the U.S. continues to make headlines, here’s what to know about the situation as of January 23. The U.S. reported its first ...