Little Foot” is the most complete Australopithecus fossil ever found. And now we finally have an idea of what this group of ...

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A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the debate about the last ...

Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

Researchers have identified a "tipping point" about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being ...

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Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

The bony facial protrusion might be an evolutionary byproduct that resulted from changes to other parts of the skull, according to a new study ...

The curious minds at What If compress the evolution of humans into just 20 minutes, exploring adaptation, migration, and future evolution.

Recent research from the UK Biobank shows that menopause is linked to adverse mental health outcomes and lower brain volume.