Homo habilis has long been described as the first species in the Homo genus, but its place in human evolution remains ...

This overview argues that the story of human evolution is being reshaped by a series of recent discoveries rather than by one ...

The time has come to reconsider an outdated understanding of human evolution: it was ...

'It makes no sense to say there was only one origin of Homo sapiens': How the evolutionary record of Asia is complicating what we know about our species As experts study the human fossil record of ...

The 2-Million-Year Jump: The primary transition to modern human body proportions was a sudden evolutionary leap 2 to 2.5 million years ago, driven by Homo erectus/ergaster and Homo rudolfensis, rather ...

Ancient protein tests on their teeth have revealed that the species seem to have operated female-only cemeteries. What's more ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. BBC’s five-part series “Human” premieres Wednesday as part of the PBS series “Nova,” following paleoanthropologist ...