Did you know that homo sapiens were not the only type of ancient "human" to exist? During most of the past 2 million years or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human ancestor in Ethiopia's Afar Region. - Amy Rector/Virginia Commonwealth ...

Researchers say recently discovered teeth come from a previously undiscovered species of Australopithecus, adding to our understanding of human evolution. Maybe you've seen the T-shirts or the mugs, ...

Footprints dating back 1.5 million years of two different species of human ancestors have been found at the same spot. The "huge" discovery near the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya proves the theory ...

Ancient DNA is turning human prehistory into something startlingly intimate. Instead of a clean handoff from one species to another, the last 50,000 years look more like a long, tangled story of ...