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

The colossal mismatch between life’s observed sophistication and Darwin’s crude mechanism has scientists searching for ...

The discovery of a Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is celebrating its 50-year anniversary, continues to capture human imagination ...

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MailOnline's graphic below shows this 'hidden chapter' in human evolution spanning from 1.5 million years ago (top) until the modern-day (bottom). For the study, the team used data from the ...

Beyond human ancestry, the researchers say their method could help to transform how scientists study the evolution of other species. In addition to their analysis of human evolutionary history ...

The fossil, called Penghu 1, is one of the few known pieces of physical evidence from the Denisovans, extinct relatives of modern humans. It suggests the species lived in diverse environments ...

When evolution skeptics want to attack Darwin's theory, they often point to the human eye. How could something so complex, they argue, have developed through random mutations and natural selection ...