Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

Zaiya is all of us if we suddenly woke up with a trunk in the middle of our faces. The baby elephant is so curious about hers ...

For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

Paranthropus boisei fossils date to 1.52 million years ago Species was a member of the human evolutionary lineage Fossils show it would have been able to grasp stone tools Oct 17 (Reuters) - ...

Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human relative dating to 1.52 million years ago, revealing that this species would ...

In California, a winter storm warning in effect from 11 a.m. Monday to 5 p.m. PDT Wednesday said one to two feet of snow, with around three feet in the highest peaks was expected in central portions ...

A pane of glass plummeted more than 400 feet from a Midtown skyscraper, crashing down onto the sidewalk and street below early Sunday morning, city officials said. The 4-foot-by-6-foot pane fell from ...

A beachgoer in Ibiza made a grisly discovery Friday morning when a human foot washed ashore on one of the island’s busiest beaches, Playa d’en Bossa. Local outlet Diario de Ibiza reported that the ...

The gruesome discovery in Spain on Oct. 10 comes three days after a decomposed body was found floating in the waters off Ibiza Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Prince Harry’s longtime stalker managed to come within feet of the duke on two separate occasions during his recent dash to the UK last month. The Duke of Sussex was back on home soil for a fleeting ...

There’s not so much love for Meghan Markle in the city of love. The Duchess of Sussex is facing backlash for sharing an Instagram Story video riding in a limo with her feet up near the Parisian tunnel ...