An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

Published in the open-access journal Nature Conservation, the study reveals that 112 mammal species in Vietnam face extinction, despite most being found in at least one protected area. Some ...

The age of Homo technicus could generate profound intellectual advances and solutions to our gravest problems. But first we ...

It appears modern-day promiscuity can be traced back to our early ancestors, as scientists from Trinity College in Dublin have discovered that some of the genes from a hominin group known as the ...

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other ...

Human societies have long depended on the division of labor to thrive—walk into any town, and you can probably find bakers ...