Neanderthal pelvises challenge a long-held idea about childbirth and walking
For decades, scientists have used the human pelvis to study a basic question about our evolution: how did…
Archaeologists Thought These Early Cannibals Mostly Ate Children. They Were Wrong
Homo antecessor is among the oldest known human relatives in Europe. Their fossils have long shown grim signs…
Science news this week: Life on Mars, weird water and a curious human cousin
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Mystery cave collapse uncovers ‘advanced human time capsule’ | History | News
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved prehistoric cave that is helping researchers piece together a crucial chapter in…
Largest Denisovan DNA study reveals ancient genes still active in Oceanian populations
Ancient DNA inherited from Denisovans, an extinct group of human relatives, still influences the biology of people living…
Early humans used fire in Wonderwerk Cave up to 1.8 million years ago
New evidence from South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave suggests early humans were using fire inside caves far earlier than…
China scientists argue that harsh settings, not warm climates, drive early human creativity
Archaeologists in central China have directly challenged the long-held belief that humanity’s earliest ancestors reached their creative peak…
Why Can’t We See Ultraviolet Light? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains
Humans can only see less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum. Here’s why evolution may have intentionally hidden…
Why Do Humans Have Unique Voices? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains The Anatomy That Makes You Unmistakable
Every human voice is acoustically unique. The anatomy and evolutionary history behind that fact turns out to be…
Neanderthals gathered shellfish like modern humans 115,000 years ago, study finds
Neanderthal groups living along the southern coast of Europe gathered shellfish through every season around 115,000 years ago,…
Humans are the only primates with a lopsided hand preference
Of all the monkeys and apes scientists have studied, no species shows a population-level hand preference. Individual primates…
Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why Most People Are Right-Handed
Around 90% of people—across cultures and throughout recorded history—are right-handed. That fact may seem ordinary, yet it remains…