Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

Humans appear to be set apart from much of the animal kingdom, even if we do say so ourselves. While we often credit our survival to superior intellect and our hyper-competitive spirit, a new study ...

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

Discover the latest news, features and articles about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ...

An analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests the extent of convergent evolution in different peoples around the world is ...

A 7.2-million-year-old femur found in Bulgaria reveals early signs of upright walking and reopens the debate on human origins ...

FILE: Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man, left, and woman at the Neanderthal museum in Mettmann, Germany, March 2009 ...

TIME: Much of what you write about in the book involves the idea of “dispersal” as an evolutionary process that could dramatically change the human species. Describe what you mean by that. Scharf: ...

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life. Imagine a hot, watery mix of ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...

New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.

Playing a complex guitar solo ought to be impossible. To elicit the desired torrent of notes, the fingers of one hand must move nimbly around the fretboard, while the other hand plucks the strings, in ...