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.

Engels applied the logic of materialist dialectics to the problem of human evolution with important, though rarely ...

Summary: Great apes track events involving agents and patients, like humans, suggesting shared cognitive mechanisms. When watching video clips, apes alternated their gaze between agents (e.g., a cat) ...

Take a closer look at your hands—they carry millions of years of evolutionary history, connecting you to our closest primate ...

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

The "huge" discovery near the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya proves the theory that some ancient ancestors were neighbors ...

Researchers describe a link between genetic relatedness and sophisticated tool use in primates in East and Central Africa, ...

The discovery of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton, changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is ...

Great apes track events with their eyes in the same way that humans do, according to a study published November 26th in the ...

Great apes track events with their eyes in the same way that humans do, according to a study published November 26 in the ...