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.

Scientists studied the remains of a mysterious human relative called Homo naledi found deep in a South African cave and determined they were all female.

A remarkable fossil forest reveals dinosaurs may have helped spread fruit-bearing plants tens of millions of years earlier ...

Timing is crucial when it comes to understanding the origins of humanity. Developing better dating techniques to discover the ages of key fossils will help scientists to discover how Homo sapiens and ...

A 150-million-year-old bird fossil, Zhengheornis, reveals the first step in the evolution of the short tails seen in modern ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the central nervous system, evolved in ecdysozoan ...

A stunning new fossil find from the Grand Canyon fills in some blanks from a time when evolution began experimenting with weird new forms. About half a billion years ago, life on Earth really started ...

For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our ...

Researchers have described a new Jurassic bird species, Zhengheornis buyu, discovered in Fujian Province, China. The ...

A newly discovered pterosaur fossil is shedding light on the evolutionary journey of these ancient flying reptiles. This complete specimen, named Skiphosoura bavarica, provides crucial insights into ...