Some have argued they are part of the Denisovan family, a subspecies of archaic humans, but these researchers believe their ...

At the time Paranthropus was alive, the world had several hominins, or species on the evolutionary branch more closely related to humans than to chimps. Our genus, Homo, emerged at least 2.8 ...

A Pennsylvania woman’s dog vanished after her home was broken into, and now a man she rejected is accused of killing the pet, police say. Getty Images/iStock photo A Pennsylvania man is accused ...

Over a million years ago, Homo erectus defied the extreme conditions of African deserts. A recent study reveals how this ancestor of humanity thrived in arid environments, long before Homo sapiens.

The finished artwork, called Ecce Homo - meaning 'Behold, The Man' in English - shows Jesus standing next to Pontius Pilate, who presided over the last stages of Jesus' trial before he was crucified.

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Some of the caves were used by our now-extinct relatives, including the Neanderthals, Denisovans and Homo erectus. Lascaux cave in southwestern France contains about 680 painted frescoes and 1,500 ...

It's still debated when Peking man used the caves, but it may have been at different times between roughly 200,000 and 800,000 years ago. Homo sapiens also made use of the caves around 18,000 to ...

Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel has reportedly made his final transfer decision amid interest from Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United. 19-year-old Tel progressed through the ranks at Ligue Un ...

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Irreverent jokes fly a mile a minute with little time to land in this graphic novel adaptation centered on a policeman with a dog’s head protecting his city from his cat arch-nemesis. “Dog Man ...

Five transfers that could happen before deadline, and the desperate clubs behind them Rio Ferdinand gives verdict on Marcus Rashford's Man Utd future after Ruben Amorim's damning comment The ...