If the researchers' hypothesis is correct, the fossil represents the earliest known instance of an injury caused by something sharp.

New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists’ understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

Some 73,000 years ago in what is now South Africa, an early human used a red ochre crayon to draw a cross-hatched pattern ...

A new fossil ape named Masripithecus was found in northern Egypt. This discovery suggests northeastern Africa played a larger ...

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A newly identified fossil ape from northern Egypt is reshaping ideas about where the ancestors of modern apes first emerged.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral population in Africa. By analyzing genetic data from diverse modern African ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On April 12 at the annual meeting of the ...

The Xianrendong site, or "Immortal's Cave", located about 800 kilometers south of Beijing, was first discovered in 2020.

Primitive hominids may have lived in Africa at the same time as humans, researchers said Tuesday, in new findings that could change the understanding of human evolution. Fossils found deep in South ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists' understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several ...