The story of human evolution has emerged slowly over the century. The first significant discovery was that of the "Taung child" in 1925. Found in South Africa, the skull belonged to a child who ...

"The discovery of a single skull of a child, in such a remote location within the cave system adds mystery as to how these many remains came to be in these remote, dark spaces of the Rising Star Cave ...

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

An ancient skull is baffling scientists because it looks unlike any known human ancestor. The mystery 300,000-year-old skull of a child about 12 or 13 years old was first uncovered in Hualongdong ...