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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

TierZoo breaks down the evolutionary hacks that let one species conquer the leaderboard.

Since being discovered in 1994, Ardi’s 4.4-million-year-old remains have been at the heart of an anthropological debate. To ...

Ancient ankle bones of Ardipithecus ramidus reveal how early humans combined climbing and upright walking, reshaping the ...

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