A partially assembled draft of 60% of the Neanderthal genome is constructed from the remains of three bone fragments.

There could be a fourth species of human to have occupied the earth as recently as 30,000 years ago.

A new dinosaur species unearthed in China's Gobi Desert strengthens the dinosaur-bird hypothesis and may also provide valuable clues as to how flight evolved.

With the discovery of Ardi, we now know that knuckle walking evolved separately in gorillas and chimpanzees.