Human Evolution
What’s a "Missing Link"?
While some still use the term, experts abhor it because it implies that life is a linear hierarchy
What a Walking Fish Can Teach Us About Human Evolution
New research on the little skate reveals the genes it shares with land animals—and a common ancestor from 420 million years ago
Earliest Human Remains Outside Africa Were Just Discovered in Israel
If accepted as <i>Homo sapien</i>, the jaw-dropping jawbone would push back the human exodus out of Africa by nearly 100,000 years
Your Brain Knows What Songs Are For, No Matter Where They Came From
Researchers find that people easily recognize lullabies and dance songs from around the world
Little Foot, the Most Complete Australopithecus Fossil, Goes on Display
After 20 years of excavation and cleaning, the 3.67-million year old hominin is ready for her closeup
Your Oldest Ancestor Was Probably Sponge Like
A new study may settle a long-running debate about which creature was the first to evolve from a universal common animal ancestor
Why Wounds Heal Faster During the Day Than at Night
A new study suggests that you should consider staying away from sharp objects at night
The Impulsive "Teen Brain" Isn't Based in Science
Yes, adolescent brains crave novelty. But they have the cognitive control to go with it
What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear
And why some of us just can't get enough of it
Mothers Adopt a Universal Tone of Voice When They Talk To Babies
And other surprising facts about how we speak to infants
What Stinky Cheese Tells Us About the Science of Disgust
Why does this pungent delicacy give some the munchies, but send others reeling to the toilet?
Modern Humans and Neanderthals May Be More Similar Than We Imagined
A remarkably preserved 49,000-year-old skeleton shows that Neanderthal kids may have grown slowly, like us
Ancient DNA Helps Scientists Shed Light on How Ancient Africans Moved and Mixed
New techniques help explain why there is little genetic overlap between modern and ancient Malawi people—and promise much more
Is This Baby Animal the Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes?
The 13-million-year-old skull found in Kenya combines early ape and gibbon-like features
New Analysis Indicates Early Britons Engaged in Ritualistic Cannibalism
A zigzag pattern on an arm bone indicates around 15,000 years ago, humans in Britain may have consumed others as part of a funeral rite
Human Artifacts Found at 46 Ancient Lakes in the Arabian Desert
The finds add to evidence that a wetter "Green Arabia" was an important stop in the migration of early humans
The Middle East Is a Treasure Trove of Natural Wonders. Now It Has a Museum to Show Them Off
Everything from early human skulls to priceless taxidermy relics will be on display in the ark-shaped museum
Neanderthals May Have Used Toothpicks to Treat Aching Teeth
A Neanderthal living in what is now Croatia and wore grooves in his or her teeth trying to soothe the pain
Humans Evolved 100,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought—But Mysteries Remain
Moroccan fossil discovery alters the accepted narrative of when humans evolved and how they spread through Africa
The Science Behind the Discovery of the Oldest Homo Sapien
We need both genetics and anthropology to solve the mysteries of human origins, says a researcher on the team
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