A stunning discovery in China is shaking up what we thought we knew about human evolution. Scientists have uncovered a hominid skull, nicknamed “Dragon Head,” near Hualongdong that doesn’t ...

The first sign that there might be a different road to humanness came in the 1920s, when Raymond Dart described the fossil skull known as ... was the most complete hominid skeleton that had ...

Fossil remains of Homo erectus have since been found throughout Africa and Asia, making it the first wide-ranging hominid. Despite the primitive appearance of its skull, the erectus skeleton is ...

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He ...

Scientists have identified at least four hominid species—in addition to ... role in the development of our concepts of human evolution,” says C.K. “Bob” Brain, a curator emeritus at ...

This article examines the fossil evidence of our 6 million year evolution. Darwin's great insight, and the unifying principle of biology today, is that all species are related to one another like ...

Both are on display in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery. Explore Neanderthal facts, from looks to lifestyle and abilities. These early humans are far more similar to us than once believed. Listen ...

Using a hominid skull and two curved fingers, a researcher graphically illustrated how a sabre-toothed tiger could leap on an unfortunate hominid from behind and grab its skull, with its two fangs ...