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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The long thumb and straight fingers would have allowed Paranthropus boisei to form a powerful grip, similar to how modern humans ...

The prospect of deep space travel is reigniting interest in the possibility of human hibernation ...

Remains found at the Nesher Ramla settlement in Israel reveal that archaic humans hunted wild cattle 120,000 years ago.

The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were discovered ...