One of the more enduring mysteries about Neanderthals is whether they had a spoken language, a trait that’s impossible to ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

Our most direct ancestors split from the Neanderthal family tree around 600,000 years ago and developed modern ...

Since its discovery in 1993, the Altamura Man, dating back at least 130,000 years, has continued to captivate scientists and ...

From the well-known Neanderthals to the lesser-known Denisovans, and other enigmatic species, each with their unique traits and untold stories, this video uncovers the mysteries of our ancient ...

An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

Public companies with more women on their boards are less likely to be hit by scandals such as bribery, fraud or shareholder battles, according to research from index provider MSCI, which looked at ...

Maya Kunchur looks at the world of Lord of the Rings from the perspective of an evolutionary biologist ...

Sadler’s Wells advertise The Rite of Spring / common ground[s] bill as “iconic” and I'm tempted to agree. It's rare that a ...

By making a map that showed how chemical changes to gene expression could influence physical traits, researchers deduced that Denisovans had wider heads and longer dental arches than Neanderthals ...