Discover the latest news, features and articles about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ...
Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these ...
Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower jaw, but this unique feature may actually be a ...
The very first humans millions of years ago may have been inventors, according to a discovery in northwest Kenya. Researchers have found that the primitive humans who lived 2.75 million years ago at ...
The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...
The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet scientists still debate why we evolved it. Here’s a breakdown of what we know about it so far.