Fossil hunters in Kenya have uncovered footprints on an ancient shore that are teaching us something entirely new about how ancient hominins lived.

Footage shows how researchers discovers fossil human footprints embedded in an ancient lakebed that show humans inhabited ...

Footprints preserved on ancient dunes show Neanderthals actively navigating, hunting, and living along Portugal’s coastline.

A newly discovered Neanderthal site on Portugal’s Algarve coast has revealed the first fossilized footprints of these ancient humans in the region. A new international study published in Scientific ...

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New fossils reveal the hand bones of Paranthropus boisei, proving this early human ancestor could make and use tools.

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use—people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift "toothpicks." ...

At La Brea Tar Pits, Emily Lindsey digs into Ice Age life beneath LA’s surface. Paleontologist Emily Lindsey uncovers the past beneath the streets of Los Angeles at the La Brea Tar Pits — home to the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Fossilized footprints of Homo heidelbergensis located in Lower Saxony represent the oldest known footprints in Germany. The 300,000-year-old site ...