The emergence of bipedalism in humans affected more aspects of our life than known before, including rhythm, music, and also language.

The DNA analysis results indicate that the two mummies come from different lineages and were isolated from the sub-Saharan African population.

Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil's surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated ...

Join us as we explore the evolution of the human brain, diving into our 'caveman' instincts and the fascinating psychology that links us to our ancient ancestors.

Bonobos form vocal combinations that reflect structured meaning, suggesting language-like traits evolved millions of years ago. Bonobos, our closest living relatives, produce intricate and meaningful ...

An executive order critiques the idea that race is a human invention. But that's exactly what modern science supports.

New discoveries shed light on an ancient human species and its evolutionary links to modern humans. Stephen Chester, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate ...

Their analyses revealed the green Sahara individuals likely branched off from the ancestors of sub-Saharan Africans roughly ...

A fossilized jawbone found off the coast of Taiwan more than 20 years ago belonged to a group of ancient humans, called the ...

The fact that humans walk on two legs is likely the reason we have developed our rhythmic, musical, and linguistic abilities, ...

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An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists ...