A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in West Africa is challenging long-held assumptions about early human adaptability and migration. Evidence from a site in Côte d'Ivoire reveals that Homo ...
Malaria may have shaped early human life across Africa far earlier than once thought, steering where people could safely live ...
Ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 genomes suggests human evolution accelerated after farming, cities, and the Bronze Age transformed Europe.
The research unveils a more intricate narrative of innovation, intelligence, and human evolution in East Asia.
On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...
Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years, including variants linked to celiac disease and multiple sclerosis The ...
A new study of wrist bones suggests human ancestors may have shared a knuckle-walking past with chimpanzees and gorillas.