On the seabed off the coast of Taiwan, a fisherman's dredge pulled up more than just marine life. Among the animal remains was something unexpected—a thick, heavy jawbone. For years, the fossil ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A jawbone fossil from a previously unknown hominin was finally identified as ...

The story of human history is far more complex than many people realize. For a long time, scientists believed that modern humans evolved separately, with only a few close relatives like Neanderthals.

Six teeth from Homo erectus individuals who lived roughly 400,000 years ago in China have yielded enamel proteins carrying an amino-acid variant in the AMBN gene, the same variant found in Denisovans, ...