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

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

Lead is a powerful neurotoxin that disrupts the growth and function of both brain and body. There is no safe level of lead exposure, and even the smallest traces can impair memory, learning and ...

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Ancient ankle bones of Ardipithecus ramidus reveal how early humans combined climbing and upright walking, reshaping the ...

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 ...

Fossilized human teeth spanning two million years of evolution had shockingly high contents of lead, which may have been the ...

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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.

An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig ...

A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ ...