Uncover 25 ancient human discoveries that challenge our understanding of early man. See how new fossils and DNA finds are ...

Wild monkeys in West Africa can climb vertical tree trunks using foot flexibility scientists did not realize they possessed.

Discover 25 hidden secrets of the 'Hobbit' species' human-like walk. Uncover surprising anatomical facts and evolutionary ...

Ancient footprints in Kenya reveal that eight Paranthropus boisei may have traveled together 1.4 million years ago, with some ...

Neanderthals had more robust heel bones than we do, and while genetics probably accounted for much of this difference, modern ...

Researchers observed and confirmed with measurements that wild sooty mangabey monkeys in an Ivory Coast forest display foot bone flexibility that facilitates vertical climbing up skinny tree trunks to ...

Denisovans have been difficult to trace in the fossil record. Scientists first identified the group in 2010 using DNA from a ...

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The human little toe is shrinking, but not the way most people assume. A biologist explains relaxed selection, fused toe bones and why shoes aren't to blame.

Overview of the excavated track surface with a mix of deeper hippopotamus and antelope footprints and shallower hominin tracks visible. Kay Behrensmeyer, Smithsonian. Ancient footprints preserved ...

KINGSTON, Tenn. (WATE) — A box of human bones was found in a Kingston home on Friday, and a newly-obtained report indicated the bones may have come from a cave 70 years earlier. On Friday afternoon, ...

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - The Coralville Police Department and Johnson County Medical Examiners actively continue to investigate a scene identified Wednesday. Now, investigators say they’ve “recovered ...