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 ...

Several hominid species were consistently exposed to lead for almost two million years, which may have given modern humans a ...

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 ...

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

We evolved to band together and to use the power of numbers in social living. Modern internet trolling is an amplified ...

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, ...