-
If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking?Human brains have been shrinking since prehistoric times, some studies suggest. Whether this is true and why it has happened are debated.
11 Commentshuman-evolution -
'We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past': Malaria influenced early humans' migrations across Africa, study suggestsPrehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.
human-evolution -
Neanderthals' brains weren't to blame for their demise, new study suggestsResearchers examining the brains of living people found that they differed more substantially than Neanderthals' brains differed from modern humans', calling into question the reason our evolutionary cousins mysteriously disappeared.
neanderthals -
Neanderthal toddlers grew faster than modern humans, probably because of the harsh environment they evolved inA new study of a Neanderthal toddler reveals that our closest evolutionary relatives' growth patterns differed from those of modern humans.
neanderthals -
'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldnessOver the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and leprosy in humans, according to a new study.
11 Commentshuman-evolution -
Homo erectus' tools include stunning geodes and fossils, possibly as a way to connect with the cosmos, study findsHomo erectus may have deliberately selected rocks embedded with fossils and crystals to craft their hand axes — possibly to serve as mediators between humans and the cosmos.
17 Commentshuman-evolution -
Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large brainsA professor of anthropology explores how early hominins ate prehistoric elephants to survive.
human-evolution -
'They could spend 4 or 5 hours per day underwater': How humans adapted to the most challenging environmentsBOOK In the book "Adaptable," evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer explores human biology and development, and how people have evolved to survive everywhere on Earth.
16 CommentsBOOK -
Homo habilis is the earliest named human. But is it even human?Between 2 million and 3 million years ago, humans appeared in Africa — but identifying them in the fossil record is turning out to be surprisingly difficult.
4 Commentshuman-evolution
