Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Millions of years ago, wisdom teeth were dead useful. Those hefty molars helped us grind up fibrous veggies. Then, around 1 million to 2 million ...

Your body is walking proof of evolution, but some parts have grown unnecessary over time. Here are five useless body parts left over from evolution. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from ...

The story of human evolution just took a dramatic turn. According to a groundbreaking study published in Nature, modern humans may have inherited 20% of their DNA—and a boost in brainpower ...

Skulls: - Left: Amud 1, Neanderthal, 55.000 years ago, - Middle: Cro Magnon, Homo sapiens, 32.000 years ago - Right: Atapuerca 5, Middle Pleistocene Homo, 430.000 ...

The human body evolved over eons, slowly calibrating to the African savanna on which 98 percent of humankind lived and died. So, too, did the human brain. Evolutionary psychology is the study of ...

Contrary to the popularised image of mankind ‘arising’ from apes, modern humans – Homo sapiens – did not evolve directly from the apes alive today, but rather we share a common ancestor.

The origin of the hominine lineage—encompassing modern humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and their ancestors—is one of paleoanthropology's most debated topics. For over a century, the prevailing ...

All vertebrate embryos follow a common developmental path due to their common ancestry. All have a set of very similar genes (the homeobox genes) that define their basic body plan. As they grow ...

Are you lactose intolerant? Many people are. In fact, the ability to digest lactose may be an example of adaptive evolution in the human lineage. Although the study of natural selection in humans ...