One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

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

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

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

A stunning discovery of fossilized footprints pressed into soft mud preserved the unexpected and extraordinary moment, ...

Scientists discovered a new human species, Homo juluensis, in the Xujiayao site in China that lived 200,000 years ago.

Lucy has and continues to play a fundamental role in our understanding of our ancient ancestors and how we evolved.

A new study of ancient footprints is the first ever to show that our early ancestors coexisted in a shared space.

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of ...

And while it’s true that the fossil record does suggest that the two ancient human relatives may have overlapped, the newly ...