Could humans evolve into an entirely new species? Scientists explore how Mars colonization, genetic engineering, and ...

Theories that aquatic foraging drove human evolution have a fraught past. But the pair argue it granted stamina that other ...

A previously unknown species of Australopithecus have been discovered in Ethiopia’s Afar region, coexisting with early Homo over 2.6 million years ago—overturning long-standing assumptions about the ...

Digging in the dirt of East Africa for ancient monkey remains, University assistant professor Stephen R. Frost discovered that famed South African paleontologist Elisabeth Vrba’s controversial ...

An age-old debate about human nature is being energised with new findings on the tightrope of cooperation and competition For ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...

A craving for sweets may have helped set the stage for the evolution of the human brain. Over 4 million years, our lineage’s brains grew from about 300 grams to 1,500 grams. Much of the brain growth ...