Our ancestors still resembled apes nearly 4 millions years later. This includes Lucy, a 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor discovered in Ethiopia, from a group called the australopiths.

Many parents dread the moment when a child asks where they came from. Charles Darwin found the subject awkward too: On the Origin of Species makes almost no mention of human …

Dec 9, 2025 · The biggest coincidence in human evolution Still, I want to flag two ideas about the evolution of human brains and intelligence.

Sep 4, 2006 · Five skulls belonging to some ancestors and relatives of modern humans. From left to right, the skulls are: Australopithecus africanus (3-1.8 mya); Homo habilis (or H. rudolfensis, …

Human evolution is the study of how our species has developed over time and continues to change today. By analysing fossils, artefacts and DNA, we can trace the history of our …

Aug 25, 2006 · 55 million years ago (MYA) First primitive primates evolve, lives in the shadow of the dinosaurs 8 - 6 MYA First gorillas evolve. Later, chimp and human lineages diverge 5.8 …

Jul 31, 2024 · Humans What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins From Neanderthals to Australopithecus and Paranthropus, the more we’ve learned about …

Sep 4, 2006 · Side view of human jaw The incredible story of our evolution from ape ancestors spans 6 million years or more, and features the acquirement of traits from bipedal walking , …

Jun 30, 2025 · Human evolution and exodus The oldest known Homo sapiens – or what we call modern humans – lived in Africa, perhaps 350,000 years ago. Our understanding of the …

Mar 11, 2025 · Humans The biggest coincidence in human evolution Farming arose on multiple continents among populations with radically different cultures and environments and with no …