An international study led by researchers from Australia's La Trobe University and the University of Cambridge has challenged ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, ...

A new study uses sibling genetics to compare monogamy across species. Humans score higher than expected and sit close to ...

Australian-led study suggests iconic South African skeleton differs from known Australopithecus species, media reports - ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ever-enigmatic Denisovans. A study by anthropologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the ...

Specimen found in South Africa was widely thought to be member of ape-like human ancestor family that lived nearly 2 million ...

Humans are very good at wiping out wildlife. From dodos, to golden toads, to Tasmanian tigers, many species have succumbed to our unique blend of destruction. But just how many animal species have ...

A study by University of Liverpool researchers reveals that the species hardest to detect—those rarely seen, recorded, or ...

Another twist has been added to the puzzling mix that is early human ancestry with evidence that one of the most complete pre ...