Archaeologists unearthed the remains in a farm north of the doomed Italian city.

An 88,000-year-old finger bone places human ancestors in Arabia earlier than previously believed.

The Chilean government contends that the remains of a mummified fetus, recently sequenced by US researchers, were exhumed illegally.

Researchers find impressions left by a human some 13,000 years ago in British Columbia.

Ambiguous rules and absent consequences are linked to harassment.

Anthropologists make use of forensic science to delve into historical mysteries.

Scientists are criticizing the claim that hominins were in North America more than 100,000 years earlier than the currently accepted estimation.

The ancient human may have lived around 200,000 to 300,000 years ago—much more recently than previously estimated.

Wild capuchin monkeys in Brazil produce sharp stone flakes by accident, causing some researchers to suggest a rethink of the beginnings of human tool use.