Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins.

Understanding this crucial point in human history has focused on the Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site in Georgia where ...

Fletcher’s Storythinking explains the vast role that storythinking plays in human affairs as chains of narratives drive ...

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

Walk into consciousness labs, and you will mostly find studies on humans relying on verbal reports. This evidence is then ...

As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about science: ...

As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about science: ...

Lucy's position in the history of human evolution is currently being challenged. The Lucy fossil species, or Australopithecus afarensis, was long believed to be an ancestor species that humans ...

A seven-million-year-old fossil may rewrite human origins, showing our ancestors were walking upright far earlier than anyone expected.

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A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

This video explains the difference between scientific laws and theories, clarifying how each is used to describe, test, and understand natural phenomena.