This exploration delves into how the brains of our ancient ancestors laid the foundation for modern human thinking and behavior.

One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in ...

The discovery of a Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is ...

Human evolution is a complex topic that's easy to misunderstand and many myths persist about the past, ... The theory of evolution explains how organisms change and adapt to their environments.

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Scientists are revisiting an influential theory that the evolution of big brains made human childbirth risky. By Carl Zimmer It’s a question on every new parent’s exhausted mind: Why are ...

In a surprise twist, the evolution of human bipedalism might have nothing to do with learning to walk on land. By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira Published Dec 14, 2022 4:55 PM EST ...

ABOVE: ©istock.com, ehrlif F or the past 150 years, scientists and laypeople alike have accepted a “savanna” scenario of human evolution. The theory, primarily based on fossil evidence, suggests that ...

Between 75,000 and 125,000 years ago in Africa, coastal dwelling Homo sapiens were splashing about in watery paradise — collecting shellfish to nourish their brains, storing water in ostrich ...

The discovery of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton, changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is celebrating its 50-year anniversary, and continues to capture human imagination.