Jawbone fragments and teeth from a previously unknown species hint that the evolution of modern apes occurred in what's now ...

The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social ...

A new species of ancient primate challenges what we think we know about where human ancestors diverged from monkeys.

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life. Imagine a hot, watery mix of ...

While there is a common belief that the evolution of humans can be traced back to fishlike vertebrate ancestors, pinpointing ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

Susan A. Jebb OBE, Chair of the UK’s Food Standards Agency, is Professor, Diet and Population Health, Oxford University.

Frequent burn exposure may have driven human genetic adaptations that improve healing but worsen severe injury outcomes.

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to herding and companionship. This deliberate shaping of traits has resulted in ...

The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning points in our ...