A new study warns modern life may undermine key human survival traits, from fertility to cognition, as environmental ...

For decades, a neat story about human origins has floated through textbooks and documentaries: modern humans emerged in East ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life.

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

Modern comforts promise ease, yet a growing body of research suggests our bodies are still tuned for a very different world.

Human faces are famously flatter than those of other primates. Neanderthals, by contrast, had prominent, projecting midfaces with broad noses and massive cheekbones, features often described as ...

More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...

Immense progress has been made over many years of archaeology and study into human evolution, and exciting new information has been uncovered via archaeology.

Researchers found that the stress response, once designed for short-term emergencies, is now constantly activated due to ...

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

John Gowlett receives funding from PAST Africa and Wenner-Gren Foundation, and his work has previously been supported by The Leverhulme Trust. He is associated with a new series of podcasts on human ...