Using geometric morphometrics, which maps thousands of shape differences between bones ... and it supports the case for Asia being a main stage of human evolution, rather than just Africa and Europe.

The findings have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in the Middle" of human evolution, researchers said.

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the ...

Scientists have reexamined a badly crushed skull discovered back in 1990 in Hubei Province, China — known as Yunxian 2 — and say its new reconstruction could force us to rethink long-accepted ideas ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...

What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)? Plenty of thinkers have applied themselves to questions like this, considering how AI will alter ...

Ötzi the Iceman may have come to an unfortunate end while crossing the Alps more than 5,000 years ago, but thanks to his well-preserved remains, he's still helping us understand our past. A new ...

Ryion Pun's new book, Awakened Purpose, explores the intersection of human consciousness and artificial intelligence. Through ...