And there were more hominin tracks, coming our way out of the strata. It was awe-inspiring to realize we were connecting with a moment in the life of a hominin that walked here 1½ million years ago.

Researcher Christopher J. Bae identified Homo juluensis, a new human species that coexisted with Denisovans in Asia. A ...

At the most basic level, human evolution is articulated through classifications of, and evolutionary relationships among, hominin species. This article presents a basic taxonomy and phylogeny of ...

Research on ancient footprints in Kenya demonstrates coexistence of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei 1.5 million years ...

A fossil site of footprints in Kenya reveal a run-in of earlier hominins more than a million years before the rise of Homo ...

This collection of viewable hominin fossil 3D models was produced by the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program by 3D scanning casts and other replicas which are now on display in the Hall of Human ...

New Insights Into the Denisovans: New Hominin Group That Interbred With Modern Day Humans Nov. 8, 2024 — Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the ...

A study published in PLOS ONE investigates how early hominins in Ethiopia, between 1.6- 1.0 million years ago, selected rocks ...

Archaeologists found 115,000-year-old human footprints in Saudi Arabia, revealing insights into ancient migration and life before the Ice Age.

‘Survival of the fittest’ is Darwin 101. But did you know that Charles Darwin didn’t actually coin that phrase? Let’s explore some common myths and misconceptions about evolution. The ...

AP PhotoPrakash HatvalneThe traditional origin story for modern humans says that early groups migrated out of Africa 60,000 ...

Even today on the shore of modern Lake Turkana, it’s easy to slip into hippo prints, especially if the water is a bit cloudy. We joked about being sorry our hominin track-maker didn’t fall on ...