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

Researchers identified Homo juluensis, a potential ancient human species, shedding light on Asia’s evolutionary history.

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

Scientists discovered 1.5-million-year-old footprints in Kenya, revealing two hominin species coexisted and interacted.

“When people started eating a whole lot more ... “And once we do that, then we can basically start to reconstruct the ...

From the present, human perspective, it’s not hard to understand the value of fingernails: We might use our upper nails to ...

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

Gokcumen’s research examines the role that genomic variants, especially deletions and duplications, play in human disease and biology. His laboratory investigates the evolutionary history of genetic ...

The methodology involved creating detailed 3D models of the ulna from modern primates, humans and fossilised hominins, as per ...

At the ends of your toes are an evolutionary artifact of humans’ primate history, hiding in plain sight. Instead of sharp, curved hooks or stomping hooves, we have flat scales of double-layered ...