For nearly 30 years, a landmark study shaped how scientists understood the relationship between brain and body size in ...

For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our ...

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics. Until now, researchers assumed that the first humans originated in Africa and ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. If I tried to recap all the new fossils, new methods and ...

A stunning discovery buried deep inside a cave for 1.8 million years is rewriting the story of human evolution.