For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...

Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human ...

The study shows that the "extinct human relative" had "had human-like dexterity with gorilla-like gripping strength." ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use—people cleaning their ...

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.

“The hand shows it could form precision grips similar to ours, while also retaining powerful grasping capabilities more like ...

The findings have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in the Middle" of human evolution, researchers said.

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

Humans stand apart from many other primates by taking more time to mature, relying on a supportive network during a long period of childhood.