Walking took a very long time to develop, with evidence of bipedalism among early humans in Africa...
Evolution
Humans left Africa to settle all across the world, probably multiple times. Introduction Previous evidence suggested that...
These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth’s cooling shift some 50 million years ago....
The “Big Lies” of leaders like Trump may be deeply ingrained in human development. A new paper...
Research into the development of human language. By Matt Phillips Introduction Picture a human being before the...
Our biggest evolutionary advantages are an ability to walk on two legs and our big brains. By...
Bonobos may help explain how humans evolved the capacity to be nice – at least some of...
The longest known trackway of ancient human fossil footprints, offering evidence of interactions between an adult and...
Early Neanderthals likely benefited from an ingression of H. sapiens Y chromosomes some-time between 370,000 and 100,000...
Scientists discovered a living microbial mat that uses arsenic instead of oxygen for photosynthesis and respiration. Introduction...
Examining the lifestyle of these early humans, their distinctive characteristics, and what they were like. By Lisa...
2.6-million-year-old tools from Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Introduction The appearance of simple stone tools, widely known as...
Larger brains lead to a broader social network. Human society rewards individuals who can handle complex social...
The footprints of over 20 different prehistoric people show possible evidence for sexual division of labor in...
Key human adaptations evolved in response to environmental instability. Climate Fluctuation Paleoanthropologists – scientists who study human...
The skull of Oculudentavis provides new clues into the transition from dinosaurs to birds and may be...
The taxon Dinosauria was formally named by the English palaeontologist Richard Owen in 1842. Introduction Dinosaurs are...
The discovery of a new species related to dinosaurs, an iguana-sized reptile whose genus name, Antarctanax, means...
It is clear that a major extinction event occurred around Antarctica in the period 2–3 million years...
Our own species — Homo sapiens — lived alongside other groups that split off from the same...
According to folklore, such tiny, hairy people as her once roamed the tropical forests alongside modern humans....
Dioramas have a powerful explanatory power as tangible reconstructions. Introduction His eyes were vacant—glassy, even. Blood flowed...
We have more neurons in our cortices than any other species, courtesy of an early technology –...
Researchers say it’s time to finally discard a decades-old theory about the origins of human language. Introduction...
Studying animal tooling can provide clues to the mysteries of human evolution. Human beings used to be...
Lately, much news from the field of paleoarchaeology and anthropology has centered on Neanderthal bedfellows. By Dr....
At the very least, in order for spoken language to be a possibility, a species has to...
Was there something about the Neanderthals’ cognitive capacity that didn’t measure up? By Dr. Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist One...
Understanding their population has helped us to understand what it is to be human. By Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist...
Paleoanthropologist Carol Ward explains how walking upright marked a milestone in hominin history. By Dr. Tom GarlinghouseArchaeologist/Anthropologist...