Australopithecus anamensis plays a crucial role in the evolutionary chain as a likely ancestor of the more well-known ...

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is throwing a party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lucy’s discovery. Think & Drink with the Extinct: Get Groovy with Lucy will be at 6 p.m., June 20. The ...

Forero, an evolutionary biologist at the University of St Andrews, in the U.K., is proposing a new theory to explain the massive growth of the human brain over its evolutionary history.

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox for free every month. This month I’m looking at the big picture ...