A new study strengthens the hypothesis that the settlement of Europe could have been the result of several waves of migration at different times by a common source population
The molars from Sima de los Huesos site share dental tissue traits with Homo antecessor and Neanderthals, according to a new study
Pliopapio alemui and Kuseracolobus aramisi are two different new primate species dated between 4.8 and 4.3 million years ago known only from Gona and the Middle Awash study area in Ethiopia
First evidence that giant ostrich-like birds once roamed Europe comes from the Taurida Cave in Crimea; that was discovered only the last summer
A new archaeological site in Ethiopia shows that the origins of stone tool production are older than 2.58 million years ago
New article suggests wetter climates may have allowed Homo sapiens to expand across the deserts of Central Asia by 50-30,000 years ago
Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years ago, substantially earlier than indicated by most DNA-based estimates
A new study found that Denisovans occupied the Tibetan Plateau in the Middle Pleistocene and were adapted to this low-oxygen environment
In a new study, the changes in brain shape over the course of human evolution, considering the evolutionary relationship between humans and other primates
A new study reports the recent discovery of most of a skull and associated remains dating to around 300,000 years ago in Hualong Cave (Hualongdong)