Malaria may have shaped early human life across Africa far earlier than once thought, steering where people could safely live ...

For most of human evolution, the story of the brain seemed to move in one direction: up. Over millions of years, our ...

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No matter where you are in the world, the humans living there are about 90 percent right-handed while the remaining 10 ...

A new study shows how the mismatch between where fossils are preserved and where humans likely lived may influence our understanding of early human evolution. Much of the early human fossil record ...

For a half century, the iconic "Lucy" fossil species, Australopithecus afarensis, has held the title of being the most likely direct ancestor of all humans. But as the list of ancient human relatives ...

A remarkable collection of ancient stone tools proves that human creativity can thrive in challenging times. The complexity ...

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

The story of our ancient ancestors began in Africa millions of years ago. But there are considerable gaps between the first and current chapters of that tale, and some anthropologists are looking to ...

Scientists from China have identified the existence of human-like speech pathways in the brains of marmoset monkeys, ...

Scientists have finally come face-to-face with an ancient human ancestor called Little Foot. A new digital reconstruction reveals the visage of one of our oldest close human relatives, researchers ...