Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these ...

A new study has revealed new insights into the mating patterns and preferences of early humans.

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent toxin: lead. A groundbreaking study reveals that hominids — from early ...

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...

Mosquitoes may have started targeting humans millions of years ago, possibly during the spread of Homo erectus in Southeast Asia.

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...

Geneticists have found an interesting pattern in how early humans and Neanderthals interbred—and it wasn't balanced.

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