Beyond mere biological evolution, the story of our species is filled with cultural and technological revolutions that have ...

Archaeologists have found evidence that dramatically rewrites human history. A 210,000-year-old Homo sapiens skull fragment ...

A study comparing fossil skulls and great ape anatomy reveals how temporal lobes evolved in response to social complexity and ...

Signs of temporarily delayed tooth development in the skull of an ancient Homo species youth spark debate about the origins of humanlike growth.

A skull unearthed in Greece has been ... although it's not clear if Homo sapiens was involved, or another early African group. "The movement of the people into Europe, that was actually was ...

The two species began burying their dead at roughly the same time and place. Now some archaeologists think competition may ...

Early modern humans were taller and less stocky than Neanderthals, perhaps more suited to endurance running than short bursts of speed. The Homo sapiens man's body proportions were similar ... These ...

Neanderthals evolved in Europe and Asia while modern humans - our species, Homo sapiens - were evolving in Africa ... to be 250,000-350,000 years old is currently considered to belong to an early ...

The temporal lobe—a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication—could also reveal hidden clues about ...