Travel through roughly six million years of human evolution in just 40 seconds. From early hominins to modern Homo sapiens, this rapid timeline highlights the major physical and behavioral changes ...

On the right is a depiction of an early Homo human ancestor characterized by relatively greater bone strength of the femur in the thigh compared to the humerus in the arm. To the left is a depiction ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Human evolution wasn’t a steady ...

Intelligence is an energetically expensive luxury – as the rise of artificial intelligence has reminded us. The human brain is no exception. Comprising roughly 2% of the body weight, it uses one fifth ...

A craving for sweets may have helped set the stage for the evolution of the human brain. Over 4 million years, our lineage’s brains grew from about 300 grams to 1,500 grams. Much of the brain growth ...

Two mysterious human relatives left their genetic footprints in the modern human genome alongside the DNA of Neanderthals and Denisovans, underscoring the fact that our ancestors interbred with many ...

A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in human evolution—brain growth and the reduction in the size of the face and ...

Ancient ape skull from Turkey could reshape human evolution timeline ‘I live in one of world’s prettiest villages – I can’t wait to leave’ I built my biggest chocolate cake ever! Former royal chef ...

A new Yale-led study provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive analyses to date of genetic variation in human populations in Oceania, filling a major gap in representation in genomics ...