Human evolution, traditionally driven by natural selection, may have reached a point where technological and medical ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

The Secrets of Fossil Teeth Revealed by the Synchrotron: A Long Childhood Is the Prelude to the Evolution of a Large Brain Nov. 13, 2024 — Could social bonds be the key to human big brains?

What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence? Plenty of thinkers have ...

Culture is central to defining humanity. Throughout history, many definitions have been proposed to describe what we mean ...

Human-AI interactions can resemble human-human social interactions, with computers, and especially AI-driven technologies, becoming increasingly important social actors.

Researchers identified Homo juluensis, a potential ancient human species, shedding light on Asia’s evolutionary history.

Footprints from two hominin species found in Kenya suggest they lived and interacted together over a million years ago. Over ...

Humans and relatives evolved larger brains through gradual changes within species, not sudden leaps. This study challenges ...

A University of Hawaiʻi researcher says he may have found a new human species called Homo juluensis, which includes ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more common and sophisticated, its effects on human lives and societies raises new questions. A new paper published in The Quarterly Review of Biology ...