Despite their miniature brains, the ancient "Hobbits" do appear to have made stone tools. Utensils produced by the ...

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

When scientists first discovered fossils of this early human species, they estimated them to stand about 3 1/2 feet tall. New humerus and teeth fossils found in deposits at Mata Menge, about 45 miles ...

Researchers believe that the extinct human species lived in small groups, which might have made them susceptible to ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Lucy lived in a wide range of habitats from northern Ethiopia to northern Kenya. Researchers now believe she wasn't the only ...

Evolution could alter or even eliminate some of the human traits we cherish most, changing forever what it means to be human.

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

The 3.2-million-year-old fossil, discovered 50 years ago, is considered to be one of the most significant early hominin ...

The knee bone was more similar to that of a modern human, rather than any older specimens. As Johanson tells it, this stronger-legged species had evolved in such a way that its legs were capable ...