In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

For over 2 million years, humans and their ancestors dominated the food chain, thriving as apex predators with a meat-heavy ...

A team of neurologists, bioengineers and radiologists has found that two neurons in the human brain that code for dopamine ...

Understanding how human neurons cope with the energy demands of a large, active brain could open up new avenues for treating ...

Researchers uncovered Ice Age engravings showing fish and net-like patterns, suggesting ancient fishing practices.

Lucy lived in a wide range of habitats from northern Ethiopia to northern Kenya. Researchers now believe she wasn't the only ...

It's not your uncle who tried to deep-fry a turkey in his bathtub. From animals who mistake their own reflections for rivals ...

Dr. Johanson and his team were looking for the evolutionary “missing link”… the creature who had evolved from a plain old ape ...

A set of fossilised teeth from a young hominid, dated to approximately 1.77 million years ago, has sparked significant ...

Modern living conditions and human quality of life are better than ever today. However, neither physically nor psychosocially have we made this adjus ...

They also knew that across human evolution, the neocortex—the largest part of the ... technological or other things it is used for—requires a dependable and high quality diet. To learn more, we need ...