Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...

The tree of life is often more like a vine that snakes back on itself, with tendrils briefly embracing before they reach for ...

Fossil teeth challenge the idea that large brains drove extended childhood, suggesting cultural transmission shaped human evolution.

First identified by archaeologists in 1978, the site was initially found to be home to at least 70 hominin footprints ...

The fastest animal on land is the cheetah, capable of reaching top speeds of 104 kilometers per hour. In the water, the ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 150,000-year-old shelter in Tajikistan, offering new insights into human evolution.

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered hominin group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day ...

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding ...