Evolutionary Biology

Coupling up might have been the best move our ancestors ever made

New fossil and archaeological finds, along with insights from genetics, are upending the story of our origins

The latest molecular analyses and fossil finds suggest that the story of human evolution is far more complex—and more interesting—than anyone imagined

Psychologist/primatologist Michael Tomasello explains

More proof of recent and rapid human evolution

Many kinds of archaic humans walked the planet at the same time. How did Homo sapiens come to be the last species standing?

A graphical tour of our evolutionary advantages starts with anatomy

The capacity to engage in shared tasks such as hunting large game and building cities may be what separated modern humans from our primate cousins

For 30,000 years our species has been changing remarkably quickly. And we're not done yet

New ideas about human evolution reveal just how unique Homo sapiens are

For nearly a minute the sky went black. Then it was over. I was standing in a long alley between two four-story brick buildings on a clear sunny day.

In the comments of the following video on Youtube, a viewer asks, “Is that a real video ? Or Cgi ?” What you will see in this video is very much real, but I can see why someone might get confused.