Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

A sweet tooth for sugars from fruits and honey may have helped fuel brain growth in our primate cousins and early human ...

Fruit, honey and other naturally sweet foods may have helped fuel the evolution of the human brain, according to new research ...

New research suggests sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods may have helped fuel the dramatic growth of the human brain over 4 ...

Recent studies indicate that sugars in our diets have played a pivotal role in the evolutionary growth of the human brain ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from new developments in ape cognition to an expanded perspective of a ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...

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Share on Pinterest Human brain cell evolution may be linked to autism, neurodiversity, according to a new study. Image credit: Lauren Lee/Stocksy A new study concludes that the speed at which the ...

On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...

LAST week saw the announcement of not one but two groups of ancient humans, both new to science, and there is no reason to think the discoveries will stop any time soon. In Israel, a team of ...