The stone tools were found at the Lingjing archaeological site in central China. An early human species called Homo juluensis ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The story of how us humans—and other mammals—got our noses may have ...

Miners in Zambia unearthed the Broken Hill skull in 1921, a fossil initially baffling scientists with its mix of modern and ...

A new study shows how the mismatch between where fossils are preserved and where humans likely lived may influence our understanding of early human evolution. Much of the early human fossil record ...

A glass of milk can still mark a line through humanity. For most adults, drinking it brings discomfort because the body ...

A new study shows the virus could have doubled the frequency of genetic variants in a South African province if effective ...

When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the ...

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Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn’t just threaten early ...

Traumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against ...