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

Fossil tracks found in Australia push the origin of reptiles back by 40 million years, altering the timeline of tetrapod ...

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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 fossil found in Victoria’s High Country has given scientists an astonishing new insight into life’s evolution from water ...

The beginning of Homo sapiens belief in gods did not start with a sense of awe, as primitive human beings observed the sun and moon with a sense of wonder. That is too philosophical. More likely it ...

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

Administration has attempted to censor federal scientific data, cut billions in government spending on research ...

Good news for the big brains out there: a new study links mammalian lifespans to immune-related gene expansions across 46 ...

Scientists have investigated the unique biology of the Haenyeo, women from the South Korean island of Jeju who are known for ...