Sep 4, 2006 · Five skulls belonging to some ancestors and relatives of modern humans. From left to right, the skulls are: Australopithecus africanus (3-1.8 mya); Homo habilis (or H. rudolfensis, 2.1-1.6 …

The road to humanity was a long one, and we are still exploring its byways. It began in Africa some 7 million years ago when our lineage split from that of our closest living relatives the ...

Only with the appearance of true humans – the genus Homo – did hominins begin to look and behave a little more like we do. Few now doubt that our genus evolved from a species of australopith ...

Jul 8, 2025 · In particular: how and why did modern humans became more adaptable 70,000 years ago? Manica points out that we can also see a shift in the shapes of our skeletons.

Dec 13, 2023 · Humans The 2023 discoveries that made us rethink the story of human evolution In 2023, archaeologists found evidence of architecture and art beginning earlier than we thought, and …

Jun 30, 2025 · Human evolution and exodus The oldest known Homo sapiens – or what we call modern humans – lived in Africa, perhaps 350,000 years ago. Our understanding of the earliest members of …

Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists News Single antiviral shot could offer better protection than flu vaccines Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s ...

Jun 5, 2025 · An analysis of more than 3 million years of human evolution shows that communication and technology developed in lockstep. As ancient humans came up with more advanced stone tools …

May 15, 2025 · Humans What the complete ape genome is revealing about the earliest humans We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common …

Jun 23, 2025 · Humans Ancient humans only evolved language once, but why? There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language.