The way Lucy has been depicted in newspapers, textbooks and museums shows how today’s cultural norms influence perceptions of ...

Most people rarely think about which hand they use to button a shirt, hold a spoon or write a shopping list. The choice feels ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. As someone who writes a lot about human evolution and ...

For much of the last century, the story of early technology seemed straightforward. The genus Homo made stone tools, and their appearance marked a turning point on the path that eventually led to ...

In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side with a newly identified species of Australopithecus nearly three million years ...

Long before evolution equipped them with the right teeth, early humans began eating tough grasses and starchy underground plants—foods rich in energy but hard to chew. A new study reveals that this ...