Million-year-old skull hints at earlier human origins A million-year-old skull reanalysis suggests Homo sapiens may have originated earlier and outside Africa.
Culture, not genes, drives human evolution shift Culture is overtaking genetics as the main force shaping human evolution, say researchers at the University of Maine.
Human Brain Evolution Linked to Autism Rates Genetic changes that made our brain unique also made us more neurodiverse, linking autism to human evolution.
Evolution capped human brain size due to energy and climate pressures Brain growth slowed down 300,000 years ago due to energetic and climate pressures.
Earliest evidence of Neanderthal-Homo sapiens interbreeding found in Israel A 140,000-year-old fossil in Israel shows the earliest evidence of Neanderthal-Homo sapiens interbreeding.
Scientists uncover dozens of genetic traits that depend on which parent you inherit them from. A new study in Nature reveals that some genetic traits are shaped by which parent you inherit them from, identifying over 30 such instances.
Chimps learn communication from moms, not dads Research shows chimpanzee babies primarily learn communication patterns from their mothers rather than fathers.
Ancient teeth reveal coexisting human lineages. Fossilized teeth from 2.6 million years ago reveal two ancient human lineages coexisted in Ethiopia.