Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

Learn how interbreeding with Neanderthals may have bolstered our immune systems.

Research on human evolution is advancing at a furious speed. Scholarly papers are being published constantly in scientific ...

Witness the incredible journey of our species! From simple beginnings to the sophisticated beings we are today, human ...

Three-million-year-old tools found in Kenya reveal early humans' ability to cut food, butcher meat, and adapt to new diets.

Lucy, an early human ancestor, could run upright but much slower than modern humans. New simulations show that muscle and ...

While new studies have reinforced the idea of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens admixture in Europe, the picture in South Asia ...

Researcher Christopher J. Bae identified Homo juluensis, a new human species that coexisted with Denisovans in Asia. A ...

The University of Liverpool has led an international team of scientists to take a fresh look at the running capabilities of ...

Gurche then overlaid muscle on to the face by following markings on the skull left behind from chewing, revealing the first ...

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns ...