New DNA from the last Neanderthal challenges everything we thought about human evolution.

Researchers uncover new evidence of how ancient human relatives in South Africa used their hands, revealing varying levels of ...

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Researchers investigated variation in finger bone morphology to determine that South ...

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands.

While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat breeds look more and ...

Humans didn’t evolve for spreadsheets, yet we’re chained to them. Learn why the brain rebels against cubicles, and how to ...

The coincidental emergence of lactase persistence mutations with livestock domestication was taken by many scientists at the ...

Everyone’s seen Rudolph Zallinger’s “The March of Progress” illustration showcasing the evolution of humans: from early ...

The beginning of Homo sapiens belief in gods did not start with a sense of awe, as primitive human beings observed the sun and moon with a sense of wonder. That is too philosophical. More likely it ...

A recent groundbreaking study has radically altered our understanding of human evolution. Homo sapiens, traditionally thought ...

If you ever travel back in time to hang out with Homo sapiens around 41,000 years ago, pack some sunscreen – or better yet, a ...