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

This shift, researchers say, marks a climatic tipping point—and it may have shaped the evolution of our species. “Things were ...

A new essay imagines AI-driven abundance through an “Industrial Intelligence Stack” reshaping society rapidly.

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the debate about the last ...

If humans vanished overnight, which species would dominate Earth? An Oxford biologist suggests octopuses possess intelligence, adaptability and evolutionary traits that could reshape life’s future.

Researchers have identified a "tipping point" about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being ...

AI is not about shrinking crews but accelerating output, said executives of Collective Artists Network, one of the first ...

The curious minds at What If compress the evolution of humans into just 20 minutes, exploring adaptation, migration, and future evolution.

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...