A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

A new study shows monkeys can perceive and sync to a musical beat, challenging assumptions about rhythm, evolution, and ...

HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East Asia of the evolutionary transition toward Homo sapiens, the species to which ...

The question of consciousness has puzzled scientists for decades, but new research suggests the answer lies not in what consciousness is, but rather in what purpose it serves. According to Professors ...

A new study explores how ancient southern African populations, isolated for nearly 100,000 years, developed distinct genetic ...

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy ...

U.S. attacks on alleged narcotics trafficking boats continue unabated with little apparent concern for near-unanimous legal condemnation. The Trump ...

This photo taken on Dec 6, 2024 shows human skull fossil fragments displayed at the exhibition hall of Hualongdong site in Dongzhi county of Chizhou city, East China's Anhui province. [Photo/Xinhua] ...

A new study proposes that scavenging was a central, enduring force in human evolution, reshaping how we understand the origins of our survival strategies.

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

ANN ARBOR—For a long time, evolutionary biologists have thought that the genetic mutations that drive the evolution of genes and proteins are largely neutral: they're neither good nor bad, but just ...