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Asia’s mysterious role in the early origins of humanity

4 July 2018

Bizarre fossils from China are revealing our species' Asian origins and rewriting the story of human evolution

Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils

Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils

27 September 2017

You’d be amazed how little evidence supports many of our ancient human ancestors. Here are the five species with the fewest fossils

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