A rare Homo habilis skeleton from Kenya reveals how early humans moved, climbed, and adapted more than two million years ago.

A newly excavated archaeological site in central China is reshaping long-held assumptions about early hominin behavior in ...

At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

A fascinating new discovery has emerged from Ethiopia’s Ledi-Geraru Research Area, where researchers uncovered fossilized teeth that challenge our understanding of early human evolution. According to ...

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.

Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

Little Foot is a nearly complete ancient skeleton found in the Sterkfontein caves in South Africa that could change how ...

In the dry, rugged badlands of Ethiopia’s Afar Region, a team of scientists has uncovered fossils that could change how you picture human evolution. These finds, dating back between 2.6 and 2.8 ...

Early humans : of whom do we speak? / Richard E. Leakey -- Homo habilis - a premature discovery : remembered by one of its founding fathers, 42 years later / Phillip V. Tobias -- Where does the genus ...