When the human race reaches its one-millionth year, will humans become extinct, become a different species, or change altogether? Find out more about these possibilities.
A new study suggests that the Black Death that ravaged Europe centuries ago shaped human evolution via DNA mutations. Know how this research can be meaningful to mankind. Read here now!
Archaeologists found a human skull dated 1 million years ago, providing an important insight into evolutionary history. Read the article to learn more.
New research reveals that the Sahelanthropus tchadensis was bipeds seven million years ago. Continue reading to know if the scientific community accepts this study.
Why do human women experience menopause but other animals do not? Read on to learn more about the Grandmother hypothesis and how menopause is the key to evolutionary success.
New research compared brain development between modern humans and Neanderthals. Read to find out what the researchers discovered when they made the comparison.
To evolve the field of aDNA research, experts completed the aDNA genomic sequence of two archaic human species. Read on to find out more about ancient DNA research and its advances.
A 14,000-year-old fossil discovered decades ago in the Yunnan province, China finally gives up its secrets. Read on to find out more about the ancestors of Native Americans.
Researchers analyzing the Cradle of Humankind, Sterkfontein Caves site discovered that the oldest human ancestor is a million years older than previously believed. Read on to find out how this affects our perception of human evolution and why the dating of the fossils was off.
The fossils of this fish-like creature were first discovered 130 years ago and now it has finally found its place in the tree of life. Read on to find out if it was indeed the earliest ancestor of humans.
An anthropologist claims Homo floresiensis, species extinct around 50,000 years ago still exists and roams an Indonesian island. Learn more about it here.
A study of tooth wear in wild Japanese macaques is shown significant links with the survey of human evolution. See how researchers describe cultural changes.
Researchers created the largest human ancestral tree that contained millions of genomic sequences. Read on to find out who the oldest genome sequence belonged to a common human ancestor.