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South Africa’s fossils can step out of the shadows of being undated and undateable.

We all know that the human brain is ridiculously large, but how many of us realise that it’s lopsided as well? It turns out that the cockeyed shape of our brains is as important to understanding human…

New research shows the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way spat out an enormous beam of radiation 3.5 million years ago

What do the world’s fastest creatures on land, sea and air all have in common? My colleagues and I have taken a key step towards solving this mystery.

It’s been the scientific equivalent of a never ending soap opera. The pygmy human species Homo floresiensis (aka ‘the Hobbit’), discovered in 2003 in a cave on the island of Flores, has been bogged down…

Museums might look dull and old from the outside, but they house a wealth of knowledge that we cannot afford to lose.

New ways of using forensic science in anthropology have been developed to advance our understanding of the past.

Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are what we eat.

Palaeontological finds offer a compelling and profound way to think about our place in nature.

Mushrooms make up a crucial part of some monkeys’ diets, offering insights into the past.