Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of ...

Researchers determined that a skull of a female child from Skhūl Cave in Israel shows both Homo sapiens and Neanderthal ...

In testing the genetic material of current populations in Africa and comparing against existing fossil evidence of early Homo sapiens populations there, researchers have uncovered a new model of human ...

The human chin has been fertile ground for arguments between scientists over its purpose. As with testicles, there are half a dozen plausible ideas to explain the evolution of the human chin.

Although it is widely understood that Homo sapiens originated in Africa, uncertainty surrounds how branches of human evolution diverged and how people migrated across the continent, said Brenna ...

Many people look at human evolution chiefly to explain us, Homo sapiens. But we are the culmination of a long process of evolution—no more than 5% of the whole hominin story by time spent on ...

The oldest known human DNA found yet reveals human evolution was even more confusing than thought, researchers say. The DNA, which dates back some 400,000 years, may belong to an unknown human ...

An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research.

The findings were published late last month in the Journal of Human Evolution. [Related: Leftovers of a 2,000-year-old curry discovered on stone cooking tools .] ...

Fossil hotspots in Africa obscure a more complete picture of human evolution Date: August 20, 2024 Source: George Washington University Summary: A new study shows how the mismatch between where ...

Two-million-year-old teeth transform theory of prehistoric human evolution. ... This allowed us to track the telltale pitting across different branches of our evolutionary tree.

As with testicles, there are half a dozen plausible ideas to explain the evolution of the human chin. It could have evolved to strengthen the jaw of a battling caveman. Maybe the chin evolved to ...