(Reuters) -In 1990, an ancient human skull was unearthed in China's Hubei Province that was so badly deformed during fossilization that it was hard to gauge its significance. A new analysis now ...

Fossils from China's Yunnan Province are reshaping our understanding of early animal evolution, revealing a rich diversity of life forms that existed millions of years before the Cambrian Explosion.

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an exciting find hits the headlines, paleoanthropology and its related fields ...

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis. Scientists ...

Current science news highlights include evidence for massive star explosions, fossils in China unveiling early animal ...