The discovery of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton, changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is celebrating its 50-year anniversary, and continues to capture human imagination.

In the new study, Zollikofer and his team examined several teeth that were uncovered over 20 years ago in the Caucasus ...

A recent paper in The Quarterly Review of Biology explores how these technologies might influence human evolution. In “How Might Artificial Intelligence Influence Human Evolution?” author Rob Brooks ...

According to researcher Robert C. Brooks from the University of New South Wales, AI’s most profound impact on our species may be happening through countless small daily interactions that could ...

In November 2019, when an epidemic of measles was killing children and babies in Samoa, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who in recent ...

A new study introduces a method to infer DNA methylation patterns in non-skeletal tissues from ancient DNA, offering insights into human evolution, particularly brain function. Using an algorithm with ...

A variety of researchers are converging on the view that human evolution has been shaped by gene–culture interactions. Theoretical biologists use models to demonstrate that cultural processes ...

Fifty years ago, a remarkable fossil was unearthed in the Afar Rift Valley of Ethiopia, forever transforming our understanding of human evolution. Uncovered by a young paleoanthropologist ...

Chaco Pt 1. America's most controversial meridian At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some ...

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Among those featured in new documentary is Vanessa ... it will track the human stories on board, as it follows their journey. Created by the International Emmy Award-winning team behind The ...