The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years ...

The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

Researchers also found additional relics like stone tools made from flint and quartz, as well as animal bones displaying cut ...

Archaeologists have discovered fossilized facial bones of an ancient human race which lived roughly 1.4 million years ago, ...

Scientists have unearthed in Spain fossilized facial bones roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old that may represent a ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

In 2013, Homo neandethalensis became the first extinct human species to have its complete genome sequenced, which led to the ...

The Spanish team says the latest remains are more primitive than Homo antecessor but bear a resemblance to Homo erectus.

However, it wasn’t immediately obvious which species of prehistoric human the team had found ... “I think the key finding is ...

Pink possessed a more projected and massive midface than Homo antecessor, and displayed some similarities to - but also differences with - Homo erectus, thought to be the first human species to ...