Scientists once believed they could pinpoint the moment when humans first appeared. But as new fossils have filled in our ...

A hidden force let humans smash a barrier that had trapped our ancestors for millions of years.

Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics. Until now, researchers assumed that the first humans originated in Africa and ...

A reconstruction of East Africa's environment 1.75 million years ago suggests wildfires spiked during wetter times, which may ...

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study found. The ...

Many people believe that we humans have conquered nature through the wonders of civilization and technology. Some also believe that because we are different from other creatures, we have complete ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A fossil cranium, which is around 1 million years old and was initially ...

New research suggests sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods may have helped fuel the dramatic growth of the human brain over 4 ...

Intelligence is an energetically expensive luxury. And a new study in Science shows meat has never been the main fuel source ...