Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the ...

This very lifestyle, of standing and walking on two legs unlike some of our primate predecessors, may have been key to supercharging the survival and reproductive advantage of our ancestral species.

A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

Artificial intelligence entrepreneur and neuroscience researcher Max Bennett has a fascinating thesis in A Brief History of Intelligence: Why The Evolution Of The Brain Holds The Key To The Future Of ...

Guinea baboons share meat through friendship, revealing how social bonds - not hunger - shape cooperation in complex animal ...

In 1859, Charles Darwin changed how people viewed themselves and their place in the universe by setting forth his theory of evolution in his famous work, On the Origin of ...

Learn how early humans evolved at a much faster rate than other apes, adapting larger brains as they developed new ways to socialize.

Sixty-five million years ago, tiny primates clung to survival in the shadows of dinosaurs’ extinction. Today, their descendants command the planet. This is the improbable, awe-inspiring saga of human ...

The findings of this study suggest that the first humans may have originated from apes that were accustomed to living in two ...

Many animals, like chimps and parrots, exhibit handedness, a natural bias reflecting brain specialization. This consistent ...