Around 3.2 million years ago, in what is now present-day Ethiopia, a tiny human made it to the fossil record. Despite much ...

Researchers believe that the extinct human species lived in small groups, which might have made them susceptible to ...

The picture of human evolution has changed repeatedly and dramatically over the past half century, shaped by waves of new ...

Millions of years ago, Lucy revolutionized our understanding of human evolution. Now, discover how her contemporaries add ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

The thinking of early theorists was that our evolution was a coordinated, linear process. Our ancestors’ brains grew steadily ...

The first signs of its presence on Earth have ... 3, 2024 — The extinction of hundreds of bird species caused by humans over the last 130,000 years has led to substantial reductions in avian ...

The discovery of her fossil skeleton 50 years ago transformed our understanding of human evolution. But it turns out her species, Australopithecus afarensis, wasn't alone. In fact, as many as four ...

The 4-inch slots between border wall posts won't allow bears, mountain lions or deer to pass. Many species can get through ...

Whoever came up with the idea to have humans race hamsters in obstacle courses was probably thinking that it was too silly of ...

This conundrum has been termed Peto’s paradox, and has raised questions about the evolution of cellular mechanisms that ...

The tree of life is often more like a vine that snakes back on itself, with tendrils briefly embracing before they reach for ...