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Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

An analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests the extent of convergent evolution in different peoples around the world is ...

A new analysis of genetic studies proposes that the cognitive capacity for language was already present at least 135,000 years ago.

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...

A composite view of the Earth constructed by NASA from multiple satellite images Editor at Large Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and ...

Long before humans became master hunters, our ancestors were already thriving by making the most of what nature left behind. New research suggests that scavenging animal carcasses wasn’t a desperate ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. If I tried to recap all the new fossils, new methods and ...