In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.
The discovery of chemical signatures of lead in hominid fossils challenges our understanding of ancient environmental ...
Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa ...
Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...
The new work suggests that scavenging persisted among humans long after hunting emerged. So while it has long been argued ...
Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...
A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ ...
Multiple lines of evidence indicate that modern humans evolved within the last 200,000 years and spread out of Africa starting about 60,000 years ago. Before that, however, the details get a bit ...
The research from the Issa Valley in western Tanzania highlighted a surprising, and potentially crucial, role for fungi in ...
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Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...