Fresh dating of Homo Erectus fossils suggests ancient humans reached East Asia far earlier than once believed.

A new study explains why humans have chins while other primates do not. Researchers found that the chin likely formed as a ...

Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower jaw, but this unique feature may actually be a ...

A new analysis argues that this daily work of processing and cooking food helped reshape human bodies and social life. It explores how fire, tools, and cooperation driven by women changed humans’ ...

Learn how the chin became an evolutionary byproduct that's unique to humans.

Spanish biologists have conducted a study linking developmental morphological traits to cooperation among individuals, a ...

The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet scientists still debate why we evolved it. Here’s a breakdown of what we know about it so far.

Facial attractiveness plays a crucial role in shaping interpersonal interactions and influencing social and economic outcomes. Using a narrative approach, this review examines the main predictive ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins. By Franz Lidz Researchers on Wednesday ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco from a little-understood period of human evolution may help scientists resolve a long-standing mystery: Who came before us? Three jawbones, including one from a child, ...

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UK scientists have found that people can't tell the different between human and AI-generated faces without special training, per a dystopian study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.