This video traces the human evolutionary tree from great apes to modern Homo sapiens, explaining the difference between hominids and hominins along the way. Kayleigh moves through major splits ...

This overview argues that the story of human evolution is being reshaped by a series of recent discoveries rather than by one single breakthrough alone. It points to finds such as 3.3-million-year-old ...

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis.Related video above ...

How did humans become human? Understanding when, where and in what environmental conditions our early ancestors lived is central to solving the puzzle of human evolution. Unfortunately, pinning down a ...

He lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, eking out an existence in what is today central China. Sporting a squat neck and a big brain, he likely wielded tools made of stone and hunted or scavenged ...

The discovery significantly shifts the timeline for species such as our own, Homo sapiens, and Homo neanderthalensis The discovery significantly shifts the timeline for species such as our own, Homo ...