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A new study suggests that Homo sapiens developed a new ecological niche that separated it from other hominins, possibly critical to the species' success as the last surviving hominin on the planet.

How genetics is revolutionizing what we know about human evolution and our prehistoric past.

Part 1 of an anthology of articles focusing on the findings that are informing a new paradigm about the early settling of the Americas.

Paleoanthropologist Stephanie Baker relates the amazing discovery of the world's oldest known Homo erectus, an early human ancestor.

Remarkable new discoveries have expanded the chronology and geographic range of humanity’s first globe-trotting ancestor.