Two fossil skulls found in central China are prompting fresh debate over when they lived – and where they belong in the human family tree.

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

Humans are actually limited in how much protein they can metabolize for energy, meaning early humans really needed a more well-rounded diet to survive.

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about ...

Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

Alien invasions are terrifying to think about, but cool to watch on TV. These are the 10 best shows you can watch about that unlikely occurrence, ranked.

Scientists rebuilt the face of “Little Foot,” a 3.67-million-year-old fossil, uncovering new clues about early human ...

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas have filed 250 new immigration-related criminal cases, targeting human smugglers and illegal aliens with prior convictions.

As Nicolas Roeg’s enigmatic, unclassifiable film – in which David Bowie plays an alien visiting Earth – turns 50, we look back at Tom Milne’s deciphering of it. From our Summer 1976 issue.

For the first time, researchers have digitally reconstructed the facial fragments of the individual, who belonged to the Australopithecus genus ...

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...