A group of anthropologists’ new analysis offers powerful evidence that Sahelanthropus tchadensis—a species discovered ...

Learn how detailed 3D analysis uncovered evidence that upright walking emerged near the very start of the human lineage.

A seven-million-year-old fossil may rewrite human origins, showing our ancestors were walking upright far earlier than anyone expected.

Advanced biomechanical modeling shows that early mammal ancestors likely used an eardrum to hear airborne sounds 250 million ...

Human history features a pivotal moment when four-legged beings stood upright on two legs. Scholars regard this shift as the ...

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an unexpectedly primitive appearance. While its braincase fits with classic ...

A remarkable fossil discovered in northern China suggests that multiple human species once shared the region around 150,000 ...

The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

Learn how rare fossil feathers preserved molting patterns, revealing new findings of dinosaur flight.

A 70 million year old dinosaur egg from China stunned scientists when it revealed glittering crystals inside, raising new ...

Fossils can reveal far more than the shapes of ancient creatures. Molecules preserved inside old animal bones provide clues about past diseases, what those animals ate, and the climates they lived in.

Until not that long ago, scientists widely agreed on the evolutionary journey that plants took from the oceans to the land. They thought that algae evolved into mosses and their relatives, known as ...