New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists’ understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion.

Fossil lower jaws found north of Cairo in Egypt reveal a previously unknown early Miocene ape that lived around 17 to 18 ...

How ancient bryozoans may have looked. (Zhifei Zhang) The Cambrian explosion was one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of evolution. Around 540 million years ago, a sudden, astonishing ...

Scientists studied the remains of a mysterious human relative called Homo naledi found deep in a South African cave and ...

A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The evolution of some of the earliest complex animals on our planet may ...

Scientists have long posited that the earliest water animals to transition to land had amphibious tadpole features, going ...

A new study found human laughter shares a 15-million-year-old rhythm with great apes, offering fresh clues about the ...

A few teeth found in an outback fossil deposit have helped connect a 30-million-year blind spot in Australia's evolutionary ...

The fossil record has historically included few fish for about 10 million years after the mass extinction event 65 million ...