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

Learn how detailed 3D analysis uncovered evidence that upright walking emerged near the very start of the human lineage.

A 1.78-million-year-old partial elephant skeleton found in Tanzania associated with stone tools may represent the oldest ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

XI’AN, Jan 7 (Xinhua/APP): A cluster of 31 tombs dating back nearly 3,000 years was discovered in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, providing evidence for the study of political and social ...

A long-running and bitterly fought dispute over whether the earliest known hominin had a knuckle-walking gait, like ...

The mega structures of the ancient world are famously awe-inspiring. They showcase the ingenuity, ambition and ...