The series, presented by paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, will explore the story of human evolution over the past 300,000 years. The series explores how human beings went from being one of many ...

In 1758, Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus gave humans a scientific name: Homo sapiens, which means "wise human" in Latin. Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, it was English biologist ...

Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and steadily began to ...

Scientists digitally reconstructed the fossilized skull, which is between 940,000 and 1.1 million years old, to aid their research A human skull found in 1990 is now changing scientists' understanding ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...

A new study shows how the mismatch between where fossils are preserved and where humans likely lived may influence our understanding of early human evolution. Much of the early human fossil record ...

The intricate interplay between human evolution and innovation has always captivated our curiosity. Historically, innovation was spurred by necessity, following the age-old adage, "Necessity is the ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is likely ASD’s genetic cause, new research suggests. Though autism can cause ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

An ancient skull unearthed in China’s Hubei Province may push back the emergence of the human species by 400,000 years Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty A human skull found in 1990 ...