Recent research challenges the theory that long childhood in humans is due to large brain sizes. Instead, analysis of early ...

Scientists make their case for classifying an extinct group that lived in northern China until 120,000 years ago as a ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

The thinking of early theorists was that our evolution was a coordinated, linear process. Our ancestors’ brains grew steadily ...

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

The study of fossilized teeth has indicated that an extended childhood may have triggered the evolution of bigger brains.

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 ...

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

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

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...