Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

Perhaps most importantly, Lucy’s discovery foreshadowed a series of fossil finds that filled in the scientific picture of her species. By 1978, enough evidence had accumulated to establish Lucy as the ...

Two panels, one centring on women and the other on indigenous culture in Singapore, found unexpected common ground. Read more ...

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of ...

Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously ...

Anthropologists have traditionally relied on modern-day ethnography to determine what early humans gathered, based on the ...

Paleolithic cuisine was anything but lean and green, according to a study on the diets of our Pleistocene ancestors.

Analyses revealed a unique pattern in which back teeth matured more slowly than front teeth in the specimen's first five years. This pattern, combined with an observed reliance on adult caregivers, ...

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Oxford boffins say the species likely to take over the world after humans is the octopus. The eight-limbed creatures are primed to become the dominant force on Earth should humanity die out, according ...