It's the world's richest hominid site, home to around 40% of the world's human ancestor fossils. (If you're getting flashbacks from learning about the Taung Skull at school ... as we have evidence of ...

Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a genetic legacy in people today.

Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew ...

Dexterity and Climbing Ability: How Ancient Human Relatives Used Their Hands May 14, 2025 — Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used ...

The study concludes that the amber was originally formed as resin in coastal forests. During massive tsunami events, entire ...

Fossilized footprints of a primitive reptile found on a slab of rock from Australia could rewrite the story of how animals ...

The researchers found evidence of feathers preserved with a ... for the recovery of feathered dinosaurs worldwide. The fossils will be on display this fall at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in ...

“When you look at adult Neanderthal fossils, particularly the bones of the arms and skull, you see [evidence of] fractures,” says Erik Trinkaus, an anthropologist at WashingtonUniversity in St ...

After the war, some human fossils unearthed through new excavations have partially compensated for these losses and Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian still retains its scientific value. Peking Man Site ...