If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

Over the past 150 years, the rise in Caesarean sections and changes in diet could have led to smaller pelvises among women – which may make vaginal birth more difficult but could also reduce common co ...

The Lucy Fossil’s Extraordinary Journey to Becoming an Icon of Human Evolution. The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances.

Let’s talk about the biggest coincidence in human evolution. To fully appreciate this coincidence, you need to see it in context. The oldest known hominins lived 7 million years ago, ...

Human evolution is the part of biological evolution concerning the emergence of humans as a distinct species. It is the subject of a broad scientific inquiry that seeks to understand and describe ...

The evolution of the orangutan has been more heavily influenced by humans than was previously thought, ... How 70,000 years of human interaction have shaped an icon of wild nature Date: June 27, 2018 ...

The skull, found in China in 2019, looks like an ancient modern human but has the chin of a Denisovan. It could rewrite the story of how our species evolved.

An experiment revealed that chomping on slightly tougher material requires markedly more energy. Spending less time on mastication may go hand in hand with human evolution. By Kate Golembiewski ...

Hundreds of early human fossils, artifacts and forensically recreated faces of mankind's prehistoric relatives went on display Wednesday, exploring 6 million years of evolution at the National ...

Its discovery has been called a "game changer" for our understanding of human evolution 3.8 million years ago. The reconstructed face of MRD, a young male belonging to the Australopithecus anamensis.