A sequel to hit feature documentary Human Forever is in production; Human II Forever will be released in 2026.

Four lifelike reconstructions of prehistoric humans have been unveiled — including a model of a species often dubbed "the hobbit," which, as an adult, was about the same height as a modern 4-year-old.

For decades, a neat story about human origins has floated through textbooks and documentaries: modern humans emerged in East ...

Trace the remarkable origin story of Homo sapiens and the crucial moments that shaped our species. Where did humans come from, and what makes us unique? Discover the remarkable origins of Homo sapiens ...

The museum’s groundbreaking Hall of Human Origins centers around the adaptations that set early humans apart Jack Tamisiea What does it mean to be human? This question, deceptively simple and imbued ...

For decades, the dominant theory in human evolution suggested that modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage in Africa. However, groundbreaking new research from the University of ...

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis. Scientists ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

Around 146,000 years ago, the "Dragon Man" (Homo longi), a previously unknown human species, was discovered in Harbin, China, closely related to modern humans. US scrambles fighter jets after ...