Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.
Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago—thick forests filled with elephants, bison, aurochs, and small groups of humans ...
In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.
Traditionally, paleoanthropologists believed that Homo habilis, as the earliest big-brained humans, was responsible for the earliest sites with tools. The idea has been that Homo habilis was the ...
New fossil finds in Kenya reveal that Paranthropus boisei had human-like hands and feet, ending a long debate over its ...
New research reveals that scavenging may have helped early humans adapt, expand, and endure tough seasons through smart use ...
Retinal texture analysis using optical coherence tomography may aid early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, a study suggests.
GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in ...
The computer modeling revealed that prehistoric humans influenced European landscapes through two primary mechanisms: deliberate burning of trees and shrubs to create more open habitats, and hunting ...