Braces, rubber bands, even jaw surgery—millions endure them in pursuit of a straighter smile. But were misaligned smiles ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

At times during the BBC's new landmark documentary series Human (BBC2, Mon, 9pm), the evolution of our species sounds like a ...

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

The timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in the development of humans species and the evolution of human's ancestors. It begins with the time of the origin of life and presents a ...

Human Evolution Stunning facial reconstructions of 'hobbit,' Neanderthal and Homo erectus bring human relatives to life Archaeology Human ancestor was in Eurasia nearly 2 million years ago, cut ...

A startling mix of human and primitive traits found in the brains, hips, feet and hands of an extinct species identified last year make a strong case for it being the immediate ancestor to the ...

New research explains how scalp hair grows so long, and how its characteristics helped us thrive.

Human conflict arises from traits such as tribalism, aggression, and irrationality. To mitigate conflict, we must reframe our ...

NOVA Who’s Who in Human Evolution. This interactive from PBS’s NOVA presents information about modern humans’ ancestors over the past 7 million years. NOVA The Zoo of You.

But a period of drought could have put pressure on our ancestors, leading to population declines, genetic drift, and eventually, the evolution of modern humans.

Human evolution is the part of biological evolution concerning the emergence of humans as a distinct species. ... While some of these other species might have been ancestors of H. sapiens, ...