Now researchers are learning that they have also evolved another remarkable genetic adaptation since their ancestors first ...

At the most basic level, human evolution is articulated through classifications ... result in the shuffling of taxa and of taxonomic names. An excellent example of this shuffling is the change ...

But this oversimplified view of human evolution is not quite right ... It is probably the most recognized specimen [and] the ...

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Overview: In this lesson, students will be introduced to Darwin’s theory of evolution and how it applies to human development throughout earth’s history. In the Introductory Activity ...

For the past 150 years, scientists and laypeople alike have accepted a “savanna” scenario of human evolution. The theory, primarily based on fossil evidence, suggests that because our ancestral ape ...

This article examines the fossil evidence of our 6 million year evolution. Darwin's great insight ... The fossil record, along with studies of human and ape DNA, indicate that humans shared ...

Meet 'Pink', the new face of human evolution in Europe Western Europe ... So the scientists made up a new name for the possible species that Pink could belong to: Homo "affinis" erectus.

His recent paper in the Journal of Human Evolution suggests that an overlooked factor in thumb evolution is the nondominant hand—the one that holds the rock while the dominant hand shapes it ...

The Human Evolution gallery will be closed between 19 and 23 May while we make some improvements to the cases. We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause. Meet your ancient relatives, trace ...

New research shows that the weapons found in Germany are much younger than previously thought, suggesting they were made by skilled Neanderthal craftspeople Human Evolution Traded Fur for Sweat ...

Human evolution is the study of how our species has developed over time and continues to change today. By analysing fossils, artefacts and DNA, we can trace the history of our ancestors and their ...