Fossil remains of Homo erectus have since been found throughout Africa and Asia, making it the first wide-ranging hominid. Despite the primitive appearance of its skull, the erectus skeleton is ...

New research shows species' quick adaptability is key to understanding their evolution over millennia, impacting long-term ...

Archaeopteryx provided the missing link between dinosaurs and the avians of today, serving as critical evidence for Charles ...

Researchers have provided new age estimates and revised provenance information for the Liujiang human fossils, shedding light on the presence of Homo sapiens in the region. Using advanced dating ...

Discovered in 1974 by Donald Johanson, Lucy is special because she lived so long ago (3.2 millions years) and because almost half of her skeleton was found. (Most fossil finds are just fragments ...

The writer of a new book about life on Earth seen through the prism of the egg says the age-old paradox actually leads us ...

Ever since Charles Darwin published his landmark theory of how species evolve, biologists have been fascinated with the ...

An image authentically shows a gibbon skeleton, illustrating the similarities between humans and other apes. Rating: Context: ...

The Field Museum unveiled its acquisition Monday of a fossil showing the earliest known bird species — Archaeopteryx. Only ...

The fossil is one of the most intact skeletons of an extinct animal found in Australia, and the most complete skeleton found ...