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 ...

The mystery of human evolution is nowhere close to being resolved. Every new discovery not only peels off the layer of truth but also brings forth a plethora of questions. The recent ...

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

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

Menopause has been observed in wild chimpanzees for the first time, turning previous theories on their heads.

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

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

The story of Charles Darwin’s life. His theory of evolution changed the way we understood our place in the world.

A theory that can help explain why we respond poorly to modern conditions, despite the choices, safety and other benefits they bring, is evolutionary mismatch.

Have psychedelics played a role in the evolution of human consciousness? Ethnobotanist Terrence McKenna claimed they have, and evidence now indicates McKenna may have been right.