Recent excavations in Tajikistan's Zeravshan Valley uncovered an archaeological site dating back as far as 150,000 years, ...

New data is revealing deeper insights into how early humans interbred with Denisovans in events that significantly shaped our ...

An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

Human societies have long depended on the division of labor to thrive—walk into any town, and you can probably find bakers ...

The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of ...

While Jurassic World Evolution 2 can be challenging at times beginners can ... While players can't evolve their hominids into ...

Why is human culture -- the shared body of knowledge passed down across generations -- so much more powerful than animal cultures?

Viral evolution refers to the heritable genetic changes that a virus accumulates during its life time, which can arise from adaptations in response to environmental changes or the immune response ...

Make Sheffield the start of something special. When you study here you get one of the best student experiences in the UK. At Sheffield, you’ll join a supportive community of scholars who share your ...

Could the intelligence of Australopithecines be more developed than we previously thought? Recent discoveries about these ...

In 1976 his book “The Selfish Gene”—which argued that natural selection at the level of the gene is the driver of evolution—became a surprise bestseller. It expressed wonder at the variety ...