Exploring human infancy through the lens of primitive technology reveals surprising insights into biology and survival. From ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining ...

A newly-reconstructed million-year-old skull could drastically rewrite our understanding of when and where modern humans first emerged. Analysis of the fossil, found in China, suggests Homo sapiens, ...

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 ...

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 ...