Ascending and descending sloping and vertical branches is critical for arboreal locomotion and likely played a major role in early primate evolution. While most studies have focused on ascent, ...

Argentinian researchers have described a Carnian theropod with features previously thought to belong only to much later ...

Scientists have unveiled a previously unknown tyrannosaur species that fundamentally changes our understanding of how the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex evolved. The newly identified dinosaur, named ...

A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on ...

By studying antelope fossils, researchers can revisit long-standing questions about how the Cradle of Humankind’s environment ...

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

The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including ourselves, evolved our distinctive look.

Already, it is teaching us how little we know. It may finally explain mysteries such as why humans have a chin – and what we ...