Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...

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

Beyond mere biological evolution, the story of our species is filled with cultural and technological revolutions that have ...

Recent research challenges the theory that long childhood in humans is due to large brain sizes. Instead, analysis of early ...

Signs of temporarily delayed tooth development in the skull of an ancient Homo species youth spark debate about the origins of humanlike growth.

For much of our history, we coexisted with other members of our genus, and our prehistoric ancestors didn’t waste the ...

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

The two species began burying their dead at roughly the same time and place. Now some archaeologists think competition may ...

Environmental change may have been a key influence in this evolution of early Homo sapiens in the region of the Olorgesailie dig site. Early humans were in the area for about 700,000 years ...