Breaking new ground in our understanding of early human diet and evolution, scientists have discovered that our ancient ...

Lucy, an early human ancestor, could run upright but much slower than modern humans. New simulations show that muscle and ...

A study published in the Journal of Human Evolution found that chimpanzees select harder stones for nut-cracking tasks, ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...

This reconstructed visage of "Dragon Man" from the Harbin Skull is linked to a group of early humans called the Denisovans.

New research provides the first direct evidence of whether Australopithecus, an important early human ancestor, consumed meat ...

The University of Liverpool has led an international team of scientists to take a fresh look at the running capabilities of ...

A study of tool use among chimps, our closest living relatives, has cast light on the human evolutionary journey.

The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances ...

While many studies have looked at possible evolutionary links between men's strength and sexual behavior, a Washington State ...

Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.