Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

We’re taught that human evolution was a clean, logical process… but the truth is far more disturbing. The first “humans,” known as Homo habilis, weren’t powerful hunters or intelligent beings—they ...

Humans have become one of the world's greatest evolutionary forces. To survive our cities, animals from urban foxes to ...

Evolution may be scrappy and technically lacking, but it's far more fun than a similarly priced chicken burger would be.

UC Berkeley researchers have identified regions of DNA that humans inherited from two unknown ancestors as a result of ...

Are humans evolving to lose their smallest digits? Experts debunk the viral claim, explaining why pinky fingers and tiny toes ...

Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth ...

For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our closest extinct relatives, yet almost nobody knew what they actually looked like ...

Two complementary Northwestern University studies found that mice can perform a single intentional sniff, while humans use brain rhythms that closely resemble those seen in rapidly sniffing rodents.

Learn how a skull fragment from inland Spain is adding to evidence that human evolution in Europe followed no single path.

One of the large, 1.4-million-year-old footprints that the team excavated. A 6-inch (~15 cm) ruler is shown for scale. Credit ...