An analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests the extent of convergent evolution in different peoples around the world is even greater than we thought ...

New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't? The journal Science published the research led by Emory University and the ...

A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own ...

Vestigial features in humans provide evidence of evolution.

Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

A 7.2-million-year-old femur found in Bulgaria reveals early signs of upright walking and reopens the debate on human origins.

For the first time, researchers have digitally reconstructed the facial fragments of the individual, who belonged to the Australopithecus genus ...

Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed ...

Little Foot’s face looks like it has been through a slow-motion car crash, because it has. For millions of years, rock ...