Recent research challenges the theory that long childhood in humans is due to large brain sizes. Instead, analysis of early ...

The temporal lobe—a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication—could also reveal hidden clues about ...

Perhaps most importantly, Lucy’s discovery foreshadowed a series of fossil finds that filled in the scientific picture of her species. By 1978, enough evidence had accumulated to establish Lucy as the ...

These hominids have long been perceived as simple beings, but new research challenges this image. A study, conducted by researchers from the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, reveals that these ...