UNBELIEVABLE three-million-year-old razor-sharp vegetable peelers used by the world’s oldest humans have been discovered. The ...

New research suggests at least some key distinctions date back earlier than previously estimated, hinting that modern and ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

According to some experts, six human species existed simultaneously around 60,000 years ago. They were Neanderthals, ...

A study of gene expression in the human brain shows that cell types become increasingly specialized, rather than simply more numerous. The human brain stands out as the organ that most distinctly ...

Robbie Williams being portrayed as a CGI ape in Better Man could have been a simple gimmick, but it actually has thematic ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savanna habitats, some of which may ...

Gregory Forth has studied the homo floresiensis for roughly four decades—first when at the University of Oxford and then at ...

Kenya’s Homa peninsula is home to several artifacts of early humanity, most notably the remains of Lucy, a being with mixed ...

A study comparing human, chimpanzee, and macaque brains reveals significant differences in gene expression, particularly in ...