Humans developed large brains and flatter faces at an exceptionally quick rate compared to other apes, according to new research from UCL scientists. The study suggests that these rapid changes may ...
When Ella al-Shamahi went to college, she thought she'd be able to prove Darwin's theory of evolution was wrong. Instead, she was convinced the science was right.
Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans break the conventions for how species should be named – but Bae argues the r ...
Our goal here is to become a small catalyst in humanity's journey of conscious evolution. To lead us into the Post-Darwin era ...
Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.
New research reveals that early humans changed Europe’s landscapes long before farming began, using fire and hunting to alter ecosystems.
For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...
She was a Muslim missionary by 13 and a creationist determined to disprove Darwin at 18. So how did she become TV's favourite ...
DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...
In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.
In 1861, the naturalist was acting in his role as a concerned father, seeking a respectable position for his son, William Erasmus Darwin. He heard from a friend, the politician and scientist John ...
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