Human Evolution
In the perilous mountains of Tibet, archaeologists unearthed ancient hand and footprints that seem to be the creative work of children.
A new study upends a long-standing theory on how the brain plans motor actions in uncertain environments.
Whenever the climate cooled, our hominin ancestors would set up shop in the Arabian Peninsula and vanish again when the planet warmed up.
In 1933, the skull of a 50-year-old male of the Homo longi species was found in China, puzzling researchers.
Linguists discover 30 sounds that may have allowed communication before words existed.
Scientists discover what our human ancestors were making inside the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa 1.8 million years ago.
A recent study analyzed the skulls of early Homo species to learn more about the evolution of primate brains.
Biologists use commonly-found insects that engage in cannibalism to prove a key evolutionary concept.
555-million-year-old oceanic creatures share genes with today’s humans, finds a new study.
Research reveals a new evolutionary feature that separates humans from other primates.
Their ear structures were not that different from ours.
The study found that people who spoke the same language tended to be more closely related despite living far apart.
Scientists find that an RNA-DNA mix may have created the first life on our planet.
New anthropological research suggests our ancestors enjoyed long slumbers.
Two new studies shed light on who first inhabited the islands, who replaced them, and how few people lived there.
A groundbreaking study from a Harvard University team suggests that monogamy may be genetically programmed within some mammals.
In some countries at least, the “obstetrical dilemma” has been solved by modern medicine.