The first members of the human lineage lack many features that distinguish us from other primates. Although it has been a difficult quest, we are closer than ever to knowing the mother of us all.

Modern testing methods now suggest the group of early humans roamed the earth between 3.4 and 3.7 million years ago. This new timeline could reshape common understandings of human evolution.

Human evolution expert Prof Chris Stringer has studied Neanderthals his entire career. Here, he tells us what scientists have uncovered about the lifestyle of these early humans, their distinctive ...

Fossil teeth challenge the idea that large brains drove extended childhood, suggesting cultural transmission shaped human evolution.

Investigations such as the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain (AHOB) project have provided new insights. This 13-year multidisciplinary collaboration between the Museum and other research ...

Researchers have found the earliest example of our species (modern humans) outside Africa. A skull unearthed in Greece has been dated to 210,000 years ago, at a time when Europe was occupied by ...