Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

The discovery is particularly important as it places the arrival of the first populations in Europe before the 'Homo antecessors', whose remains date back approximately 860,000 years. It is a key ...

Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels ...

Learn more about Homo affinis erectus, Western Europe’s oldest human ancestor.

A newly excavated cave in Israel holds burials and artifacts suggesting that multiple human species commingled and shared ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest human face in Western Europe, potentially re-writing the story of human evolution.