South Africa has one of the world's richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and ...

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the ...

Researchers determined that footprints in White Sands National Park in New Mexico are from the oldest migrants to North ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also ...