“The fossil and plant records tell an incredible story,” said Rahab N. Kinyanjui from the National Museums of Kenya. “As the ...

Reviving an ancient human gene that prevents gout and fatty liver disease, scientists at Georgia State University have marked ...

New evidence is emerging in Kenya of early humans crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years during the Pliocene, despite ...

Before 2.75 million years ago, the Namorotukunan area featured lush wetlands with abundant palms and sedges, with mean annual precipitation reaching approximately 855 millimeters per year. However, ...

Scientists at Georgia State University have used CRISPR gene editing to restore an ancient enzyme humans lost millions of years ago potentially reversing the buildup of uric acid that causes gout.

An ancient skull has been discovered in a farmer's field near Moose Jaw. Archeologist Ben Hjernstad was leading a pipeline dig when his team found a skull and other remains that he figures date back a ...

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." ...

A replica of the tiny finger bone used to sequence the genome of a Denisovan girl placed on the hand of a modern-day human. Researchers extracted the genome using a technique that turns a single ...

Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human ancestor in Ethiopia's Afar Region. - Amy Rector/Virginia Commonwealth University Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long ...