Join us as we explore the evolution of the human brain, diving into our 'caveman' instincts and the fascinating psychology that links us to our ancient ancestors.

In this pioneering study, researchers analyzed 7,500-year-old African women and found a whole new human lineage.

A lost chapter in human evolution has been revealed after an ... which sequenced the DNA of people from across the globe. The researchers developed an algorithm—which they have dubbed "cobraa ...

"I think we are on a good research arc, and I hope this will encourage people to look more at human language and evolution." This research was, in part, supported by the São Paolo Excellence ...

This process produces our uniquely complex cultures: Scientists call it cumulative cultural evolution. As an anthropologist, I study a different feature of human ... But we are—people invented ...

Over 100,000 years ago, a mysterious group of ancient humans walked the lands of eastern Asia. Known as the Juluren—meaning ...

This process produces our uniquely complex cultures: Scientists call it cumulative cultural evolution. As an anthropologist, I study a different feature of human culture that researchers are ...

Human outer ears may have evolved from the cartilage ... Research in Lake Mendota reveals seasonal bacterial evolution, with microbes adapting to environmental shifts over 20 years.

The ability of a single camp to kill 2,000-3,000 people per hour took years to achieve ... his troops the psychological strain of killing human beings at close range. According to the memoirs ...

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything ... During a billion years of evolution, they’ve become masters of survival.

The genetic mixture is approximately 80% from one ancient population and 20% from another, forming a foundation that all humans share regardless of ethnicity or geography. This discovery rewrites our ...

"The question of where we come from is one that has fascinated humans for centuries," says geneticist Trevor Cousins, first author of the published study. In biology, we often describe genetics and ...