Human evolution

Complex prehistoric tools unearthed at an archaeological site in central China are upending long-standing assumptions about human evolution,…

The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet scientists still debate why we evolved it. Here’s…

The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…

A recent study published in PLOS One reveals that Neanderthals and early modern humans began to reshape Europe’s…

A new study published in Science Advances suggests that humans and their ancestors were exposed to lead nearly…

A new multidisciplinary study led by the National Center for Research on Human Evolution (CENIEH), in collaboration with…

A model of a Neanderthal woman Joe McNally/Getty Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but…

Newly discovered fossils in Kenya reveal that Paranthropus boisei, once seen as a simple plant-eater, had surprisingly human-like…

Paranthropus was adapted for chewing, with teeth up to four times the size of a modern humans. Teeth…

Scientists have reconstructed a million-year-old skull found in central China, and say they’ve identified which group of early…

Discovery of complex pre-historic tools in China suggests our ancestors were far more advanced than thought