Torrents of data from cell atlases, brain organoids and other methods are finally delivering answers to an age-old question.

Modern testing methods now suggest the group of early humans roamed the earth between 3.4 and 3.7 million years ago. This new timeline could reshape common understandings of human evolution.

The fossils are from two extinct species Brasilodon quadrangularis and Riograndia guaibensis each of them small creatures less than 12 inches long (but about the same size as the ...

Humans didn’t need modern technology to figure out that kids tend to look like their parents. Explore this timeline to see ... But his theory of evolution kind of needed inherited traits to ...

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

The timeline of stone tool development by humans has been rearranged by new research, shaking up traditional views about the ...

But to find that complexity, we must take the lessons of the boring billion to heart. Planets are not just a stage on which ...

Presented in conjunction with the Getty’s PST ART initiative, Art & Science Collide, the exhibition pays homage to the ...

Perhaps carbs, not meat, gave humans the energy needed for developing bigger brains. “We know that dietary shifts have played a central role in human evolution … but reconstructing these ...

Among the laundry list of health problems COVID inflicted on the world's population, one of the more perplexing was an ...

Researchers on the hunt to settle a long-standing debate ended up rewriting the timeline of ancient human ... fragments they analyzed belonged to early humans. The next step was determining ...

Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the ...