Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these ...

The first published research from Tinshemet Cave is quietly reshaping how scientists look at the relationship between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alysson Muotri, Ph.D. Lead exposure shaped human evolution, influencing brain development and the rise of language. (CREDIT: Kyle ...

When researchers digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.6-million-year to 1.5-million-year-old hominin from Ethiopia, the result wasn't the familiar look of early Homo erectus. Instead, the fossil ...

The latest research on a Neanderthal infant from Amud Cave in Israel is giving a clearer picture of how different early ...

“For over a hundred years, it was hypothesized that our ancestors lived in grassland savannahs and that this major ecosystem change drove human evolution, including the origins of bipedalism and ...

A new study shows that early humans shifted from hunting giants to smaller animals, shaping tools, survival, and intelligence ...

A fossil ape discovered in northern Egypt is reshaping the story of human evolution. The species, Masripithecus, lived about 17 to 18 million years ago and may sit very close to the ancestor of all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Genetic tweaks changed how the hip bones of early humans developed, which allowed them to start walking upright on two legs, ...

UNLV Anthropology Professor Brian Villmoare and a team of scientists discovered fossilized teeth. UNLV Anthropology Professor Brian Villmoare and a team of international scientists discovered ...

A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the ...