Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Early humans weren’t just walking upright—they were climbing trees and crafting stone tools in a surprising blend of ancient ...

Scientists were able to determine the biological sex of the Paranthropus robustus specimens by analyzing specific protein ...

From an ontogenetic perspective, young chimps’ brains are wired to absorb information rapidly. This trait is crucial for ...

Nearly one million years ago, humanity came perilously close to disappearing. A new study reveals that our ancestors may have ...

It was a journey Bruce Chatwin hankered to make: to Southampton and the grave of General Juan Manuel de Rosas, the exiled ...

Charles Darwin looked forward to Sydney more than any other stop on his voyage around the world. After four years of travel, ...

Our evolutionary advantage over our primate relatives may come down to accelerated genetic expression in just six types of ...

Feature Scientists are finding ever-earlier examples of artistic expression in the archaeological record that reshape what we know about the cognitive abilities of our archaic human relatives ...

Scientists used enamel proteins from 2-million-year-old teeth to find unexpected variation in Paranthropus robustus.

White-collar workers are facing displacement due to AI—and AGI hasn't even arrived yet. Here's why experts are raising alarms ...

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