New research uncovers how two ancient hominids used their hands in unique ways for climbing, tool use, and movement.

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Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Researchers investigated variation in finger bone morphology to determine that South ...

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands.

The footprints of a reptile-like creature appear to have been laid down around 356 million years ago, pushing back the ...

A recent groundbreaking study has radically altered our understanding of human evolution. Homo sapiens, traditionally thought ...

The study found that sarbecoviruses related to SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 have circulated around Western China and Southeast ...

Show Full Article But, beyond the jokes and memes, this silly debate provides an opportunity to reflect on human evolution. What are the real strengths of our species? What have we sacrificed? And ...

Evidence of one of the earliest human populations known in Scotland ... "By reconstructing the geographical limitations imposed by ice sheet evolution, changes in Relative Sea Levelâ ¯ and ...