One possible member of the new species H. juluensis isn’t a newcomer to science by any stretch. Denisovians—first identified ...
Today, there is only one hominid left roaming the world: our species, Homo sapiens. At, one point, however, we shared this ...
A new study determined that these footprints actually contain evidence of two distinct human species: Homo erectus and ...
Researchers have identified a new species of ancient humans, which they have named Homo juluensis, meaning "big head," based ...
About 1.5 million years ago, two different species of early man likely came within hours of passing each other on the shores ...
A study by an international team reveals 1.5-million-year-old footprints from Koobi Fora, Kenya, showing two distinct ...
A "provocative" new piece in Nature has proposed a whole new group of ancient humans – cousins of the Denisovans and ...
Researchers believe that the extinct human species lived in small groups, which might have made them susceptible to ...
In the new study, researchers compared digital 3-D models of ancient hominid footprints and trackways to those made by people today — including Kenyan herders who rarely or never wear shoes — ...
Perhaps most importantly, Lucy’s discovery foreshadowed a series of fossil finds that filled in the scientific picture of her species. By 1978, enough evidence had accumulated to establish Lucy as the ...
From China’s latest submarine detection advance to top scientists leaving West, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent ...