The way Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone ...

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

In the research, published Wednesday (Jan. 7) in the journal Nature, a team of Moroccan and French researchers detailed their ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...

Researchers have uncovered thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside fossilized bones millions of years old, offering ...

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

A landmark study of an ancient thigh bone confirms when our earliest ancestors stood upright. This discovery proves that the ...

Scientists found ancient bone chemistry that reveals animal health, diet, disease, and environments from millions of years ago.

Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...

Homo sapiens was basically infected by these viruses for all of its existence," the scientist added. As per the outlet, ...