Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

A team of researchers led by the British Museum has unearthed the oldest known evidence of fire-making, dating back more than ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to ...

Explore 2025's groundbreaking scientific discoveries: the MoM-z14 galaxy, personalised CRISPR therapy, regenerative medicine, ...

Deep beneath an Egyptian temple long battered by wind and salt, archaeologists have uncovered a colossal rock-cut tunnel that ...

Scientists used mtDNA to confirm what many researchers had long suspected: the Chinese “dragon man” Harbin skull belonged to ...

The textbook version of human evolution has long held that Homo erectus was the pioneering species to venture beyond Africa's borders around 1.8 million years ago. However, new analysis of five skulls ...

The "Dragon Man" skull reveals groundbreaking insights into Denisovans' genetics, appearance, and impact on modern humans.

Discoveries ranging from the oldest known example of human mummification to first deliberate use of fire by people were made ...

The knowledge of how to make fire rather than relying on the exploitation of naturally occurring fire marked a key ...