Long before industry, our ancestors faced toxic metals, including lead. This exposure may have shaped the evolution of human ...

A previously unknown species of Australopithecus have been discovered in Ethiopia’s Afar region, coexisting with early Homo ...

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study found. The ...

A reconstruction of the crushed skull labelled Yunxian 2, which has features that are closer to species thought to have existed later in human evolution - BBC A digital reconstruction of a ...

In the grand story of evolution, the crowning human distinction is our big brain. But our large heads have been slow to ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...

Pangolins, often called “scaly anteaters,” are among nature’s most extraordinary mammals. Their bodies are covered with tough ...