The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...
Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests ...
A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...
Some 445 million years ago, life on Earth was forever changed. During the geological blink of an eye, glaciers formed over ...
For generations, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has captivated humanity. On Mars, faint traces in ancient ...
A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same ...
The way Sahaleanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone ...
A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.