Africa, these bones are from a species of hominid but they don’t seem to fit in the current timeline. This species has ...

In a stunning discovery in Kenya, a set of 1.5-million-year-old footprints has raised new questions about the origins of ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

Evolution of human traitsIcons depict cultural and biological ... gasping for oxygen in the mountain air. Early in origin of species, Charles Darwin comes out fighting: “Natural Selection ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

Two new studies have found eerily human-like sophistication in whale songs, challenging notions about our exceptionality and ...