Imagine our early human ancestors standing in the ancient landscapes, thoughtfully examining rocks, deciding which to use for ...

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

Human number cognition may be rooted in the putamen, a deep brain structure traditionally associated with movement rather ...

Human evolution, traditionally driven by natural selection, may have reached a point where technological and medical ...

Brain tissue is among the most energetically costly in the body, and as a result, larger-brained mammals require more energy ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

A new study suggests that gut microbes played a key role in the evolution of larger brains in primates by influencing energy ...

The Julurens — or “big head” people — are twisting scientists’ long-accepted understanding of human evolution.

The putamen is usually related to functions such as movement and cognition, but rarely to higher-level aspects of human ...

Researchers identified Homo juluensis, a potential ancient human species, shedding light on Asia’s evolutionary history.

The 3.2-million-year-old fossil, discovered 50 years ago, is considered to be one of the most significant early hominin ...

Engels applied the logic of materialist dialectics to the problem of human evolution with important, though rarely ...