One possible member of the new species H. juluensis isn’t a newcomer to science by any stretch. Denisovans—first identified ...

Scientists have finally assigned foot bones found in 2009 to an ancient human species, and the move suggests that different ...

With an opposable big toe resembling a human thumb, the fossilized Burtele foot suggested its owner was a skilled climber, ...

With the help of newly identified bones, an enigmatic 3.4-million-year-old hominin foot found in 2009, is assigned to a ...

Now, in a study published Tuesday called "Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified," the scientists announced that ...

A team of researchers at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed the introduction of a new human ...

Our species is defined by a long list of cultural and genetic traits that set us apart from our ancient counterparts. New research suggests at least some key distinctions date back earlier than ...

A 3.4-million-year-old Ethiopia foot fossil reveals a new human relative, changing what scientists know about early human evolution.

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.