At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...
Imagine an asteroid striking Earth and wiping out most of the human population. Even if some lucky people survived the impact ...
Up to 50 percent of species—which included 12 bird species and 4 frog species—on Aotearoa’s North Island went extinct before ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The long thumb and straight fingers would have allowed Paranthropus boisei to form a powerful grip, similar to how modern humans ...
A paper reveals a persuasive case that an extinct human ancestor tried to hibernate. The evidence is from nutritional diseases that leave permanent marks on the skeleton. This group of humanlike ...
A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new information about diversity in human evolution.
Investigating the 'overkill' hypothesis, this piece explores how human-wildlife conflict may have driven megafaunal ...
The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were discovered ...