Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

Noted public figures like David Attenborough have previously claimed that human evolution is over, but many researchers studying human evolution firmly disagree. We know that humans have altered our ...

New research reveals that scavenging may have helped early humans adapt, expand, and endure tough seasons through smart use ...

Humans are evolving faster than previously thought, with studies revealing shrinking jaws and a decrease in wisdom teeth due ...

New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving ...

In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

Humans evolved larger brains and flatter faces much faster than other apes, suggesting that intelligence shaped our skulls.

Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and steadily began to ...

A recent study proposes a new paradigm for understanding the role of carrion in the subsistence of human populations ...