Humans have long viewed themselves as the pinnacle of evolution, labeling other species as “primitive” or using terms like ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift — driven not by genes, but by culture. Cultural practices — from farming ...

Newly discovered fossils in Ethiopia show that Homo coexisted with Australopithecus 2.6 million years ago, rewriting the ...

Billion Years Ago Before humans could ever appear, Earth needed oxygen, which was initially absent in its atmosphere. The planet was dominated by nitrogen, hydrogen, water vapor, and carbon dioxide.

Summary: A new study shows that genetic evidence of historical contact between populations reveals consistent patterns of language change. By combining genetic data with linguistic databases, ...

Abstract: To improve staff selection procedures in human resource management, this research explores the use of sophisticated decision tree algorithms. The project intends to increase the predicted ...

Researchers have found a link between long thumbs and big brains, suggesting the two features evolved together ...

Researchers have identified two pivotal genetic shifts in human evolution that reshaped the pelvis, facilitating bipedal locomotion. By studying embryonic tissues, scientists revealed innovations ...

Archaeologists in Georgia have discovered a 1.8-million-year-old jawbone at Orozmani, providing insights into early human settlements in Eurasia. The site offers crucial information on the migration ...

Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the human evolutionary lineage that reshaped the ... This species was a hybrid upright walker and tree climber, and bore some ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred long ago ...

Camille Berthelot is in the Department of Genomes and Genetics, the Pasteur Institute, Paris Cité University, CNRS UMR 3525, INSERM UA12, F-75015 Paris, France. Using an exceptionally rare collection ...