The curious minds at What If explore what the world would look like if humans walked on all fours.

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

Ant parenting may have evolved from the same brain systems that once controlled hunger. Researchers found that two chemical ...

Weak necks, soft spots, and underdeveloped brains make our babies much less independent than other great apes.

For more than a century, scientists have sought to reconstruct human evolution using diverse lines of evidence, including ...

Only about 1 in 5 people have a chin dimple. An evolutionary biologist unpacks the genetics — and the deeper mystery of why ...

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

The human family tree is gaining new branches. Researchers have found in modern humans' DNA signs of two previously unknown ...

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

Modern humans still carry DNA from two previously unknown extinct human lineages, according to a new study from the ...

Ancient bones and DNA reveal that dog diversity and their close relationship with migrating humans developed thousands of ...

The genetic study revealed the existence of an ancient human lineage that remained hidden for thousands of years.