Human evolution, traditionally driven by natural selection, may have reached a point where technological and medical ...

Footprints from 1.5mil years ago made by two different species of human ancestors were made within hours on the same spot—a ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

It was already pretty hot by the time Donald Johanson and his graduate student, Tom Gray, arrived at the site at Hadar, ...

Newly discovered 1.5-million-year-old footprints reveal how two extinct human species crossed paths within hours of each ...

A new study reveals that modern humans, Neanderthals, and other relatives evolved larger brains through gradual changes ...

Scientists discovered a new human species, Homo juluensis, in the Xujiayao site in China that lived 200,000 years ago.

A discovery in northern Kenya hints that two extinct species that were our ancient relatives shared the same habitat and ...

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of ...

Artificial intelligence is becoming a pivotal force in human lives, prompting questions about its evolutionary effects.

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.