In the research, published Wednesday (Jan. 7) in the journal Nature, a team of Moroccan and French researchers detailed their ...

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A new analysis of these primordial bones offers evidence that Sahelanthropus was our first known ancestor to regularly walk on two feet, a sign that bipedalism evolved early in our lineage.

A groundbreaking study reveals the only known rock art site where Neanderthals and modern humans created art together.

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Look in the mirror and the feature that quietly sets you apart from every other species is not your eyes or your opposable ...

Carol was a keen gardener, and her and Iain had been dazzled by the grand gardens they had seen on their travels. So they decided to transform the green Midlands grasslands into something spectacular.

Our species, Homo sapiens, has been evolving for more than 300,000 years, but the story of human origins starts much earlier.