New fossils reveal the hand bones of Paranthropus boisei, proving this early human ancestor could make and use tools.

A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualize the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.

The brain does not need its sophisticated cortex to interpret the visual world. A new study published in PLOS Biology ...

The role of megafaunal exploitation in early human evolution remains debated. Occasional use of large carcasses by early hominins has been considered by some as opportunistic, possibly a fallback ...

Long-simmering acrimony between Paul Herlihy and his son, Douglas, was reaching a peak when Paul put a for-sale sign on the ...