Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.

In recent decades, scientists have debated whether a seven-million-year-old fossil was bipedal—a trait that would make it the ...

A group of anthropologists’ new analysis offers powerful evidence that Sahelanthropus tchadensis—a species discovered ...

The modern world offers an abundance of convenience foods. But our Stone Age physiology isn't built for modern diets, which ...

A finger-length fish has reignited a long-running debate about self-awareness, cognition and how much we’ve underestimated ...

This tiny bump on an ancient thigh bone has become a big deal for anyone trying to pin down when the human story truly began.

Google's Gemini, in a pristine state, will power Siri and the broad Apple Intelligence stack. The foundations are ready, but ...

In the march of time, some people have gone far ahead, while some other people have lagged behind. Why so? Guns, Germs, and Steel is an attempt to answer this question. The author, Jared Diamond, ...

The oldest ancestor of humans may be a seven-million-year-old ape, which started walking upright two million years earlier than other hominids.

One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go on to receive a human kidney.