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

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

The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of ...

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats ...

Human societies have long depended on the division of labor ... In the same way, ancient animals may have evolved distinct ...

Tricia Hersey’s new book insists we have the power to refuse capitalism’s grind culture and instead prioritize rest.

It appears modern-day promiscuity can be traced back to our early ancestors, as scientists from Trinity College in Dublin have discovered that some of the genes from a hominin group known as the ...

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other ...