People on the Tibetan Plateau have developed unique physiological traits over 10,000 years to thrive in low-oxygen conditions ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...

What species will become the next rulers of Earth when humans are no longer dominant? Which creatures might inherit the throne?

Researchers Unearth 420-Million-Year-Old ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Species, Helped Them to Connect Human Evolution Analysis of 420 ...

More than a decade after his 'Origin of Species', Darwin found courage to publish ideas he had once only hinted at. In 'The Descent of Man' he presented an unequivocal account of human evolution.

Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like marsupial, and more.

But it’s never been clear what species the bones belonged to or ... these fossils could hold the key to solving one of human evolution’s biggest mysteries: a puzzle that started with the ...