Hominins are believed to have started leaving Africa around 2 million years ago, spreading out into Eurasia. The earliest indisputable fossil evidence of hominins outside of Africa comes from ...

In the 8 million years or so since the earliest ancestors of humans diverged from the apes, at least a dozen humanlike species, called hominids, have lived on Earth. And this list is getting longer.

The hominids were mistakenly believed to have ... This could prompt a new outlook in the scientific community toward the ...

His legs were relatively long in proportion to his body compared to earlier hominids like Lucy. With his tall, slender build, he was well adapted to staying cool in hot, dry climates. His ribcage ...