Researchers took teeth from eight different groups and analyzed them as they believe the evolution of tooth shape takes place slowly.

The exact mechanisms behind the differences in facial features between Neanderthals and modern humans are still not fully understood. This gap in knowledge has inspired researchers from the Max Planck ...

In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex ...

Facial growth stops at puberty in Homo sapiens. Humans differ from chimpanzees and Neanderthals in how their faces grow. In ...

Ochre clay used in body painting gave our ancestors protection against a rise in harmful UV radiation, say scientists ...

And could articulate speech have given modern humans an edge over the Neanderthals and other archaic ... an expert on evolution and genetics at Pennsylvania State University.

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

In a study published Monday in the Journal of Human Evolution, a research team ... cell activity throughout the lifetime of modern humans, Neanderthals, and chimpanzees by comparing the skulls ...

"Compared to Neanderthals ... adolescence in humans. "Identifying key developmental changes allows us to understand how species-specific traits emerged throughout human evolution," says Schuh.

Archaeologists previously assumed that East Asia did not see considerable tool development during the Middle Paleolithic, but ...