Findings point to molecular resemblance in climate adaptation traits of the two species

The technology of miniaturization set hominins apart from other primates

4.5-million-year-old fossil shows evidence of greater reliance on bipedalism than previously suggested

The paper argues that our early ancestors acquired a taste for fat by eating marrow scavenged from the skeletal remains of large animals

Study results suggest that family history should be considered to predict or understand the health implications of stress

The fossil site of Malapa in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa yielded two partial skeletons

Scientists use deep learning for the first time ever to account for human evolution

The study could have implications for public health and for medical procedures that replace mitochondria in human cells

Currently, the study of ancient DNA requires a lot of information to classify a skeleton to a population or find its biogeographical origins

Teeth may be an important new resource for understanding the lives of our extinct relatives