A series of preserved footprints have revealed the co-existence of two ancient human species. The fossils provide the first physical confirmation that Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei lived ...
Human beings have 17 different facial expressions that tell those around us we are feeling happy. Experts have discovered that the human face is capable of contorting itself into more happy faces than ...
A new paper challenges the traditional idea that our species evolved from a single population in one region of Africa. Where did our species come from? It's a question we still don't have the answer ...
Chimpanzee populations that live as neighbours have more genetic variation than humans from different continents, a study has found. The findings are believed to have important implications for chimp ...
What is it like to be a cyborg? In his last regular column for BBC Future, Frank Swain explores the biggest misconceptions about bionic limbs, microchip implants and beyond. At the height of summer, ...
A new discovery of fossils dating back 1.5 million years is giving scientists fresh insight into the behaviors of human ancestors known as hominins. An international team of researchers said Thursday ...
The 1.8 million-year-old skull is the most complete hominid skull ever found The idea that there were several different human species walking the Earth two million years ago has been dealt a blow.
Human faces are shrinking as we eat more processed food, scientists say. An international team of archaeologists have tracked the evolution of the human face which has got thinner over 100,000 years.
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