Homo habilis has long been described as the first species in the Homo genus, but its place in human evolution remains controversial. Fossils from Tanzania and Kenya show a mix of humanlike and ...

Early humans : of whom do we speak? / Richard E. Leakey -- Homo habilis - a premature discovery : remembered by one of its founding fathers, 42 years later / Phillip V. Tobias -- Where does the genus ...

Most people were taught a simple image: monkeys slowly turning into humans. That’s not how evolution works. Humans didn’t evolve from modern monkeys — we share a common ancestor with them, and if you ...

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics. Until now, researchers assumed that the first humans originated in Africa and ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. If I tried to recap all the new fossils, new methods and ...

Humans are overwhelmingly right-handed, but scientists have long struggled to explain why no other primate species shows ...

Many people today simply assume that our evolution has quietly ended with the development of the modern human. It's easy to think that medicine, science, and modern living have made us "perfect" or ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary ...

No matter where you are in the world, the humans living there are about 90 percent right-handed while the remaining 10 ...