Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors ...

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.

New Ethiopian fossils show early Homo and Australopithecus lived together, revealing a complex human evolution story.

How did the evolutionary ancestors of Homo sapiens separate from the ancestors of modern apes? A key ingredient leading to modern human beings, according to researchers at the University of ...

An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often led by women, and was just as crucial to ...

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

For the first time ever, two of the most significant hominin fossils, Lucy and Selam, have made their way from Ethiopia to Europe for public display. This landmark exhibition at the National Museum in ...

Humans are built for life on land, but what if evolution had taken a different path and sent us back into the ocean? To ...

A new study is shedding light on an important connection between human evolution and cancer. It reveals that some of the very genes that helped make our brains smarter are also being misused by ...

Ethical frameworks are needed to guide posthuman life toward robust, sustainable futures, but theology and spirituality can only contribute meaningfully if they adequately engage human evolution.

The unique human body part that evolution cannot explain - The human chin has long been fertile ground for arguments between scientists over its purpose ...