A common scanning method used to create ‘virtual copies’ of precious fossils could be erasing some of the crucial information ...

Beyond food, the campfire experience is about place, body, and mind. Environmental psychology offers a few clues. Studies ...

A human rib discovered high in the Pyrenees suggests that someone survived a shot in the back several millennia ago.

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

Human fingernails serve many purposes. This strong coating on our fingertips helps protect our fingers during gripping, which also shields us from infections since we're less at risk for injury. They ...

From Chimps Eating Medicinal Plants to Footprints Tracking Our Early Relatives, Here Are the Most Significant Human Evolution Discoveries of 2024 Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the ...

Lucy's Legacy: 50 Years On, The Fossil That Changed Our Understanding Of Human Evolution Lucy has and continues to play a fundamental role in our understanding of our ancient ancestors and how we ...

Editorial on the Research Topic Human upright walking from past to present Upright walking is a hallmark trait distinguishing humans from other primates. Although bipedalism has a central role in ...

Human feet, with their plantigrade locomotion, have to tolerate high-stress levels. Our neck, with that heavy, swinging bowling ball balanced on top, becomes a weak point.

Ancient Ape’s Inner Ears May Hold Key to Evolution of Walking on Two Feet Learn why researchers think the inner ear was important to how humans evolved to walk.