Hominins may have transitioned to walking on two feet over 7 million years ago.

A new species of ancient primate challenges what we think we know about where human ancestors diverged from monkeys.

Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonized almost all environments on Earth—from hostile ...

Imagine a creature nearly twice the size of a modern African elephant, which can weigh up to 6,000 kg. This was Elephas ...

Wisdom teeth are more than just an uncomfortable dentist appointment. They are evidence of how human evolution cherry-picked ...

Did Earth’s major diversification event really happen in one sudden explosion? Our fossil discovery suggests not.

From her studies, Fiona concluded that the relative absence of creepy-crawlies was the biggest reason chimpanzees build nests ...

Chimpanzees in Uganda use plants to treat wounds and help injured companions, revealing potential roots of human medicine.

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that humans reached New Guinea and Australia around 60,000 years ago—earlier ...

A fossil ape discovered in northern Egypt is reshaping the story of human evolution. The species, Masripithecus, lived about 17 to 18 million years ago and may sit very close to the ancestor of all ...

Mosquitoes haven’t always had a taste for human blood — partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans. Pinpointing when mosquitoes shifted their preference to ...

Meet “Lucy’s Hunter,” a giant crocodile that lived alongside early humans, revealing the hidden dangers they faced at the ...