Mystery human fossils put spotlight on China   PhysOrg - March 14, 2012

Fossils from two caves in south-west China have revealed a previously unknown Stone Age people and give a rare glimpse of a recent stage of human evolution with startling implications for the early peopling of Asia.

Human fossils hint at new species   BBC - March 14, 2012
The remains of what may be a previously unknown human species have been identified in southern China. The bones, which represent at least five individuals, have been dated to between 11,500 and 14,500 years ago. But scientists are calling them simply the Red Deer Cave people, after one of the sites where they were unearthed

Ice Age Child Found in Prehistoric Alaskan Home   National Geographic - February 25, 2011
In what's now central Alaska, one of the first AmericansÑonly three years old at the time - was laid to rest in a pit inside his or her house 11,500 years ago, a new excavation reveals. The ancient home site and human remainsÑthe oldest known in subarctic North America - provide an unprecedented glimpse into the daily lives of Ice Age Americans, scientists say.

Early humans won at running; Neanderthals won at walking   PhysOrg - February 7, 2011
New research has compared the performance of the heels of modern-day distance runners to the heels of Neanderthals and ancient Homo sapiens. The results show the Neanderthals' heels were taller than those of modern humans and Homo sapiens, and more adapted to walking than running over long distances, while those of Homo sapiens were more adapted to endurance running.

'Mitochondrial Eve': Mother of All Humans Lived 200,000 Years Ago   Science Daily - August 18, 2010

  South African fossils could be new hominid species   BBC - April 9, 2010
The remarkable remains of two ancient human-like creatures (hominids) have been found in South Africa.
"Key" Human Ancestor Found: Fossils Link Apes, First Humans?   National Geographic - April 8, 2010

An Australopithecus sediba skull bears both human and ape traits.
New species of early hominid found   PhysOrg - April 6, 2010

DNA identifies new ancient human   BBC - March 24, 2010

New ancestor? Scientists ponder DNA from Siberia   PhysOrg - March 24, 2010

When Did the First 'Modern' Human Beings Appear in the Iberian Peninsula?   Science Daily - March 16, 2010

Face of Ancient Human Drawn From Hair's DNA   National Geographic - February 11, 2010

Modern Behavior of Early Humans Found Half-Million Years Earlier Than Thought   Science Daily - December 22, 2009

Top 10 Mysteries of the First Humans   Live Science - October 28, 2009

Humans Walked After Tree-Climbing Era, Study Indicates   Live Science - August 10, 2009

Extinct Walking Bat Found; Upends Evolutionary Theory   National Geographic - August 10, 2009

When did humans return after last Ice Age?   PhysOrg - July 27, 2009

Early Humans Were Poor Climbers   Live Science - April 13, 2009

Early Human Babies Had Big Brains, Fossil Pelvis Shows   National Geographic - November 13, 2008

6-Million-Year-Old Human Ancestor 1st to Walk Upright? National Geographic - March 20, 2008

Oldest Embracing Lovers Found in Turkey? National Geographic - October 17, 2007

Modern Humans Retain Caveman's Survival Instincts Live Science - September 24, 2007

Odd Fossil Skeletons Show Both Apelike and Human Traits National Geographic - September 20, 2007

Georgia clues to human origins BBC - September 20, 2007
A team of scientists working in Georgia has unearthed the remains of four human-like creatures dating to 1.8 million years ago.

Human Ancestor had Lime-Size Brain National Geographic - May 15, 2007

Ancient human unearthed in China Cave BBC - April 3, 2007

160,000-Year-Old Child Suggests Modern Humans Got Early Start National Geographic - March 15, 2007

First Humans: Time of Origin Pinned Down Live Science - February 24, 2007

Neanderthal yields nuclear DNA BBC - May 16, 2006

Fossils fill gap in human lineage BBC - April 13, 2006

Fossil hunters have found remains of a probable direct ancestor of humans that lived more than four million years ago. The specimens of this ancient creature are helping bridge a long gap during a crucial phase of human evolution.

Robotics show Lucy walked upright BBC - July 20, 2005
'Australopithecus afarensis', the early human who lived about 3.2 million years ago, walked upright, according to an "evolutionary robotics" model.

Early hominid from the Caucasus may have 'cared for elderly' BBC - April 2005

Flesh on bones of 'first ape-man' BBC- April 2005

Experts are a step closer to answering whether an ancient skull from Africa belonged to a possible human ancestor or was closer to apes,

Oldest Fossil Protein Sequenced From Neanderthal Science Daily - April 2005

Neandertal Advance: First Fully Jointed Skeleton Built National Geographic - March 2005

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Scientists in Ethiopia unearth early skeleton - 4 million years old BBC - March 2005

Older Than Lucy

Age of ancient humans reassessed BBC - February 2005

Two skulls originally found in 1967 have been shown to be about 195,000 years old, making them the oldest modern human remains known to science

The icy truth behind Neanderthals BBC - February 2005

In 1848, a strange skull was discovered on the military outpost of Gibraltar. It was undoubtedly human, but also had some of the heavy features of an ape - distinct brow ridges, and a forward projecting face

The Mysterious end of Essex Man Guardian - January 2005
Archaeologists now believe two groups of early humans fought for dominance in ancient Britain - and the axe-wielders won.

Amazing hominid haul in Ethiopia BBC - January 2005
Fossil hunters unearthed remains of at least nine primitive hominids that are between 4.5 million and 4.3 million years old.

Skull fuels Homo erectus debate Story 1 - BBC - July 2004
Was pre-human a failed experiment? Story 2 - MSNBC - July 2004

A tiny pre-human who lived more than 900,00 years ago in what is now Kenya, may have been a 'short experiment' in evolution that never quite made it.

Neanderthals were 'adults by 15' BBC - April 2004

Early human marks are 'symbols' BBC - March 2004

A series of parallel lines engraved in an animal bone between 1.4 and 1.2 million years ago may be the earliest example of human symbolic behavior.

A New Branch Of Primitive Humans Reported Found In Ethiopia Space Daily - March 2004

Earliest British cemetery dated - in a cave BBC - September 2003

Between 10,200 and10,400 years old

Human fossils set European record September 2003 - BBC

Fossils picked up in a Romanian bear cave are the oldest specimens yet found of modern humans in Europe, scientists say.

Looking for the caveman inside us BBC - March 19, 2003

Evidence of earliest human burial BBC - March 26, 2003

Researchers claim to have found the earliest deliberate human burial - and therefore the first evidence of symbolic thought - at a 350,000-year-old site in northern Spain.

First humans 'small brained'' BBC - July 2002

Early hominids - the ancestors of humans -- Larger brain size was probably not the only driving force behind the exodus of early humans from Africa. A third skull found at the camp of some of the the first humans to leave the continent is much smaller than the others.

Flat-faced man is puzzle BBC - March 21, 2001

Scientists have unearthed the remains of what they say is yet another new hominid, or human-like creature, in Kenya.

Walking in our footsteps BBC - November 15, 2001

Genetic 'Adam never met Eve' BBC - October 30, 2001