HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East ...

The human fossils, along with a large number of fossilized animal bones and stone tools, have been unearthed at the Hualongdong site in Dongzhi County, east China's Anhui Province ...

Thinking about numbers engages a brain region linked to fundamental functions, offering key insights for education and ...

Research indicates that the complex behaviors used in human language and tool making, such as organizing actions into sequences, may have evolved in our common ancestors with chimpanzees. This study ...

A new study published by researchers at London's Natural History Museum and Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven has reinforced ...

Imagine our early human ancestors standing in the ancient landscapes, thoughtfully examining rocks, deciding which to use for ...

The Julurens — or “big head” people — are twisting scientists’ long-accepted understanding of human evolution.

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of ...

A new study reveals that modern humans, Neanderthals, and other relatives evolved larger brains through gradual changes within each species, overturning the idea of sudden leaps in brain size.

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

A new species of hominin or humans has been discovered in Northern China with an unforgettable physical feature— large heads. Everyone knows the Neanderthals, homo sapiens, and Denisovans are ...

The thinking of early theorists was that our evolution was a coordinated, linear process. Our ancestors’ brains grew steadily larger as they started walking on two legs and standing taller until they ...