A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Hundreds of hominin fossils reveal that human body size remained stable for ages before a sharp increase in early members of ...

New fossil discoveries are reshaping scientists’ understanding of a pivotal chapter in human evolution, revealing that several human ancestor lineages lived side by side nearly 3 million years ago.

Human evolution is generally explained through changes in brain size, locomotion or tool use, but new research from Wits ...

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. You may not know that our ancestors hibernated during the winter months. Why did we evolve ...

The tallest man to ever live was Robert Wadlow, who reached a staggering 2.72m. That's equal to a very large male ostrich or Shaquille O'Neal with two bowling pins balanced on his head. Wadlow had a ...

Study: Hominins had a taste for high-carb plants long before they had the teeth to eat them, providing first evidence of behavioral drive in the human fossil record As early humans spread from lush ...