Three-million-year-old tools found in Kenya reveal early humans' ability to cut food, butcher meat, and adapt to new diets.

Lucy, an early human ancestor, could run upright but much slower than modern humans. New simulations show that muscle and ...

Our species is defined by a long list of cultural and genetic traits that set us apart from our ancient counterparts.

A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable ...

Researcher Christopher J. Bae identified Homo juluensis, a new human species that coexisted with Denisovans in Asia. A ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

We often see the results of evolution, but not the process directly. Now, scientists have been treated to front row seats of ...

A new study outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable ...

Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the U.S. these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 ...