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

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 ...

Scientists make their case for classifying an extinct group that lived in northern China until 120,000 years ago as a ...

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

A recent study published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology suggests that for 2 million years, Homo sapiens and ...

What do the world’s fastest creatures on land, sea and air all have in common? My colleagues and I have taken a key step towards solving this mystery.

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 ...

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 ...