A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.

Imagine how much better our parties would be! While our evolution into trans-human party machines may still be a million years off, these sci-fi authors were kind enough to offer glimpses into the ...

In the quiet layers of rock, footprints, bones, and leaves tell a story of worlds lost, and of our own uncertain future. The ...

Not literally, of course. But similarly to an ant colony, two scientists say our collective culture—not genetics—has become ...

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi travels the world digging into the origin of Homo sapiens in a five-part BBC series ...

Arizona State University research scientists discover evidence of a new species of hominid that walked east African grasslands 2.6 million years ago. The discovery could offer new clues about a ...

By creating mathematical models of memory engrams, scientists determined that having seven senses would maximize our mental capacity.

A new study concludes that the speed at which the human brain evolved may help explain why our species experiences autism.

Mastering fire may have also led to genetic changes that helped early humans survive mild burn injuries, but this evolutionary trait could complicate the treatment of more severe cases today. An early ...