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

In 1929, archaeologists discovered the 140,000-year-old skeleton of a young girl in Skhūl Cave. The researchers believed her ...

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.

The specimen shares characteristics of the Denisovans, who belong on a different branch on the human family tree than Homo Erectus.

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 Henn, ...

Nonetheless, there is enough consensus to thread the story of human evolution all the way from early apes to modern humanity.

Our human evolution workshops were conducted with well-resourced and historically disadvantaged schools attending. The grade ...

Newsweek Magazine Evolution: What Will Humans Look Like in 50,000 Years? Dec 28, 2024 at 6:00 AM EST By Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau.

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.

In our new study, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, we highlight a different aspect of ... This allowed us to track the telltale pitting across different branches of our evolutionary tree.

Cardiac disease While our current research has shed light on the evolution of the human heart, our work analyzing the hearts of endangered great apes continues.

Lost branch of the human family tree The individuals who called the cave in Ranis home were among the first Homo sapiens to live in Europe.