Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.

More than 1.2 million years ago, our ancestors Homo erectus developed the tools and intellectual capacity to survive in very ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer ...

Scientists reveal that early-life gut microbiome development follows universal patterns, paving the way for new benchmarks in ...

Researchers have unveiled the face of a long-lost human ancestor, the Denisovans, using the famed Harbin skull—an ...

Three-million-year-old tools found in Kenya reveal early humans' ability to cut food, butcher meat, and adapt to new diets.

Even in a world of absolute equals, small strokes of luck can shape survival and evolutionary success in nature.