A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if dinosaurs never went extinct and changed human evolution, imagining ...

Evidence that modern humans and an older hominin species used the same cave, probably during overlapping periods, has been ...

Human activity has accelerated extinction rates, raising concerns that we may be entering a sixth mass extinction.

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A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to ...

Discover evidence of ancient hominins coexisting with early humans in Indonesia 200,000 years ago. A groundbreaking find for ...

As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling new layer to our understanding ...

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The strategy is the mysterious reason why beluga whales have such a diverse genetic population despite being an isolated ...

Oregon State University researchers have painted a clearer picture of the coastal marten, a secretive, ferret-sized forest ...

Since the turn of the millennium, our understanding of our ancestors and extended cousins has shifted dramatically, thanks to ...