Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.

A Crash Course In Human Evolution With Anthropologist Chris Stringer' What was the timeline of human evolution? What was our ...

The findings have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in the Middle" of human evolution, researchers said.

Scientists found that ancient lead exposure shaped early human evolution. The toxin may have played a surprising role in the development of modern cognition and language. An international team of ...

For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

During a remarkably warm period 400,000 years ago, early humans living near what is now Rome regularly butchered massive straight-tusked elephants, using both their meat and bones as vital resources ...

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Decades after a skull was unearthed in China’s Hubei Province, researchers said they suspect a much earlier and more complex ...

Scientists digitally reconstructed a 1 million-year-old skull unearthed in China. The analysis suggests it may have belonged ...

More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the ...