The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...

Considering how long humans have been on Earth, it’s surprising that we have been scientifically studying our evolution for ...

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

Further excavations may reveal how ancient human populations likely interacted with each other, researchers say ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch. By Carl Zimmer As soon as you put starch in your mouth ...

One specific study has found our ancient ancestors were not picky on who they had sex with. Yep, researchers now have found ...

Groundbreaking research reveals that our human ancestor, Lucy, was hairless, challenging previous assumptions.

New data is revealing deeper insights into how early humans interbred with Denisovans in events that significantly shaped our ...

Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for upright walking, new research in chimps suggests.

Now, we had them driving cars. But humans didn’t evolve to drive either. Although our ancient ancestors didn’t have cars, ...

After viruses infected our evolutionary ancestors, bits of viral DNA lodged themselves into their genomes—and we still carry ...

The New York Times quotes Omer Gokcumen in a story about two new studies that found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch.