How did humans become human? Understanding when, where and in what environmental conditions our early ancestors lived is ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

Genetics may no longer be the driving force of human evolution, a study by researchers from the University of Maine suggests.

New research suggests that the evolution of the human brain may explain why autism is more common in humans than in other ...

The extraordinary evolution of humans is often exemplified by two defining traits: large brains and highly dexterous hands.

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi travels the world digging into the origin of Homo sapiens in a five-part BBC series ...

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

Some cosmic events could have profoundly altered the lives of our ancient human relatives. Did Neanderthals go extinct, at ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Researchers say recently discovered teeth come from a previously undiscovered species of Australopithecus, adding to our understanding of human evolution.

Perhaps such a transition will be increasingly adaptive. Faced with growing ecological and social crises, the current ...