The story of human evolution is far from a straight line — it’s a complex web of species, adaptations, and interconnections.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

This overview traces the evolutionary timeline from the great apes to modern humans, explaining where hominids and hominins ...

On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...

Scientists in Ethiopia unearthed pieces of 2.65 million-year-old fossilized teeth belonging to two members of a newly discovered Homo species that could challenge previously accepted understandings of ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving our brain growth and facial flattening. By comparing 3D models of ape skulls ...

In the dry, rugged badlands of Ethiopia’s Afar Region, a team of scientists has uncovered fossils that could change how you picture human evolution. These finds, dating back between 2.6 and 2.8 ...

There was a moment in human history when our entire existence may have desperately clung to a thousand or more people.

Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.

Some of the smallest organisms might have influenced our own evolutionary path. A new study has found that the distribution ...

The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...