Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close ...

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

The nose tends to be one of the most noteworthy features on a person's face. But what is the origin of the human nose, and ...

This is why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for the last 50 years Other researchers are more confident in holding up H. luzonensis as a new species.

Maybe, with a little luck, he would make another discovery that would change the map of human evolution. A version of this story appears in the February 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life we find there are many groups of mammals that have evolved testicles of all different sizes. In almost all these separate cases, ...

New research reveals why early human attempts to leave Africa repeatedly failed—until one group succeeded spectacularly ...

Researchers determined that footprints in White Sands National Park in New Mexico are from the oldest migrants to North ...

Human evolution pictures. Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images) Most human ancestors were dark-skinned. A 10,000-year-old skull found in Britain and known as "Cheddar Man ...

Ancient tooth enamel proteins have provided powerful clues for researchers studying our very early relatives – Paranthropus robustus, in this instance – and their role in human evolution. This hard ...

Thanks to a study that analyzed fossilized fragments of baby jaws dating back two million years, scientists are rewriting the beginnings of human history.The study, led by José Braga, a professor at ...