Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and steadily began to ...

Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the ...

A recent study proposes a new paradigm for understanding the role of carrion in the subsistence of human populations ...

Every survival game needs balance, but then came humans. Combining problem-solving, hunting strategy, and social synergy, our ...

Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus,evolved from the ...

Lead is a powerful neurotoxin that disrupts the growth and function of both brain and body. There is no safe level of lead exposure, and even the smallest traces can impair memory, learning and ...

A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

The new work suggests that scavenging persisted among humans long after hunting emerged. So while it has long been argued ...

From lush forests to dry savannas, Earth’s climate transformed over millions of years, forcing early hominins to adapt, ...

Fossilized human teeth spanning two million years of evolution had shockingly high contents of lead, which may have been the ...

Scientists found that ancient lead exposure shaped early human evolution. The toxin may have played a surprising role in the development of modern cognition and language. An international team of ...

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.