From early on, what has set the human species apart from all others is the ability to direct ever-increasing power toward our ...

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

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.

In his new book, Roland Ennos offers eye-opening ideas that the importance of physical power and engineering ...

Human evolution spans millions of years, from early primates to modern Homo sapiens. Fossil evidence, genetic data, and ...

The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

It’s a common mistake to think we came directly from the monkeys or chimps you see at the zoo today, […] ...

Dashiell Hammett mentioned Sam Spade's jutting chin in the opening sentence of his novel, "The Maltese Falcon." Spade's chin ...

Learn how repeated burn injuries may have acted as a form of natural selection, influencing human genes linked to healing and immune response.

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

The bony facial protrusion might be an evolutionary byproduct that resulted from changes to other parts of the skull, according to a new study ...