New research uncovers how evolution and improved living conditions are accelerating men's growth more than women's.

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

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

"Men's gains in height and weight are more than double those of women's, increasing sexual size dimorphism," the researchers ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — A new study suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans and apes ... A Fossil First: Scientists Find ...

New research shows Australopithecus ate mostly plants, challenging theories about early human diets, meat, and evolution.

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big ...

A new study reveals how mathematical models can explain the formation and evolution of human societies and kinship systems.

Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't ...

Lucy, an early human ancestor, could run upright but much slower than modern humans. New simulations show that muscle and ...

The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances ...