A 7.2-million-year-old femur found in Bulgaria reveals early signs of upright walking and reopens the debate on human origins.

Geneticists have found an interesting pattern in how early humans and Neanderthals interbred—and it wasn't balanced.

Scientists have discovered some of the oldest footprints ever found, preserved in ancient ground for thousands of years. These tracks provide a rare glimpse into the lives of early humans and how they ...

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

According to a statement released by the University of Tübingen, an international team of researchers who evaluated a fossil femur unearthed at the site of Azmaka in southern Bulgaria suggests that it ...

More than 40,000 years ago, Ice Age humans were carving repeated patterns of dots, lines, and crosses into tools and small ivory figurines. A new computational study of more than 3,000 of these ...

The findings may reveal new insights into early human mating preferences ...

Mosquitoes may have started targeting humans millions of years ago, possibly during the spread of Homo erectus in Southeast Asia.

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed in a cave.

Emotional tears are a uniquely human behavior. Research suggests they evolved not for eye health but as a powerful social ...

Cortical Labs is building two data centres that will house its neuron-filled chips. The technology is still in the very early stages of development ...