During the Younger Dryas event, Skye would have been cut off from the rest of the world by the Scottish Highland ice cap, so ...

John Long/The ConversationThe emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans.Our new discovery, published today in Nature, ...

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

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Ancient wooden spears may be younger than thought, possibly wielded by Neanderthals, challenging previous estimates.

A new study suggests that drumming could be one of the earliest forms of communication shared by chimpanzees and humans, The ...

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

In this video, I explore what fossils can reveal about the hybridization that occurred with early humans during the Late ...

Scientists have analysed a new Archaeopteryx fossil. This fossil reveals specialised feathers. These feathers aided in flight ...

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 ...

Bicameral Mentality: Some theories, like Julian Jaynes's theory of bicameral mentality, suggest that early humans might not have had the same level of self-awareness we experience today. They propose ...