Brain tissue is among the most energetically costly in the body, and as a result, larger-brained mammals require more energy to support brain growth and maintenance.

Microbes supporting the production of more metabolic energy could be key to the evolution of large brains. Microbes that ...

In a stunning revelation, researchers have uncovered a new human species that is set to revolutionize our understanding of ...

A new, “mind-blowing” discovery reveals evidence that Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei stepped at the same site within ...

The "huge" discovery near the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya proves the theory that some ancient ancestors were neighbors The ...

Brain tissue is among the most energetically costly in the body, and as a result, larger-brained mammals require more energy ...

Scientists discovered 1.5-million-year-old footprints in Kenya, revealing two hominin species coexisted and interacted.

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

Footprints from 1.5mil years ago made by two different species of human ancestors were made within hours on the same spot—a ...

E volution is generally considered to be quite a slow, clunky process. However, dogs living in the Chernobyl nuclear power ...

A new study of ancient footprints is the first ever to show that our early ancestors coexisted in a shared space.

The discovery offers new insight into human evolution, particularly between the two early human species, known as hominins — a term for a subdivision of hominids. Hominins are all organisms within the ...