Modern human beings are the ultimate apex species, exerting dominance over our environment in a way that no other animal ever ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...

Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ever-enigmatic Denisovans. A study by anthropologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the ...