The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and ...

Using new radiocarbon dating on ancient footprints found preserved in the gypsum-rich ground in White Sands, researchers have ...

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

The structure of their hands and wrists is more common with modern human dexterity than that of chimpanzees and gorillas. “Since stone tools are found in South Africa by at least 2.2 million years ago ...

History with Kayleigh. Human Evolution Explained | Hominid & Hominin Difference. Posted: 3 May 2025 | Last updated: 18 June 2025. In this video, I explain the difference between Hominids and ...

The research team at the Atapuerca archaeological sites in Burgos, Spain, has just broken its own record by discovering, for the third time, the oldest human in Western Europe. The team did so for ...

Are Homo sapiens the only hominids who could give detailed directions to a far-off freshwater source or describe the nuanced ... The potential influence of I197V on human evolution became their ...

A new archaeological study, conducted along the Jordan River banks south of northern Israel’s Hula Valley, offers a fresh perspective on the dietary habits of early humans, challenging ...

But, at this time, fossil discoveries were extremely limited, so not much was known about these ancient hominids. Lucy's remains laid out. Image courtesy of the Institute of Human Origins, Arizona ...

Scientists believe that hominids — the family of humans and all other modern and extinct great apes — made the ground home millions of years ago. But exactly when and how that happened remains ...

Human evolution is a complex topic that's easy to misunderstand and many myths persist about the past, present, and future of the human species. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...