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

The methodology involved creating detailed 3D models of the ulna from modern primates, humans and fossilised hominins, as per ...

E volution is generally considered to be quite a slow, clunky process. However, dogs living in the Chernobyl nuclear power ...

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

Denisovans interbred with early humans multiple times, leaving genes that helped modern humans adapt to varied environments, ...

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

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

A new study of ancient footprints is the first ever to show that our early ancestors coexisted in a shared space.

The discovery offers new insight into human evolution, particularly between the two early human species, known as hominins — a term for a subdivision of hominids. Hominins are all organisms within the ...

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

A study published in Cell Reports has uncovered tiny genes, called microgenes, that have evolved since our ancestors diverged ...

Culture is central to defining humanity. Throughout history, many definitions have been proposed to describe what we mean ...