In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans break the conventions for how species should be named – but Bae argues the r ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

TMTPOST -- Artificial intelligence will only achieve true general intelligence when it can autonomously discover new ...

UCSB Anthropologist Michael Gurven will present a talk and and signing of his book “Seven Decades: How we Evolved to Live Longer," 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 ...

When Ella al-Shamahi went to college, she thought she'd be able to prove Darwin's theory of evolution was wrong. Instead, she was convinced the science was right.

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

Alex is said to have mastered 100 words and even asked questions – something that’s almost unheard of in non-human animals.

In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

Garlic, alcohol, meat and even fasting can affect our body odour – and alter how appealing our scent is to others.

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis ...

Researchers found that chimpanzees update their beliefs based on evidence, showing a human-like ability to reason and reflect ...