The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

Fossils from China's Chengjiang beds reveal that early vertebrate ancestors, jawless fish called myllokunmingids, possessed ...

One of the defining features of human evolution is the steady expansion of our brains. New findings suggest this growth may be partly linked to higher levels of estrogen before birth. Surprisingly, a ...

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis ...

Newborn finger proportions may reflect early hormone exposure and could be linked to differences in early brain growth.

A new analysis argues that this daily work of processing and cooking food helped reshape human bodies and social life. It explores how fire, tools, and cooperation driven by women changed humans’ ...

New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution ...

Learn how the chin became an evolutionary byproduct that's unique to humans.

Male and female brains begin developing differently in the womb. Here's how genetics, hormones, and prenatal biology shape brain structure, behaviour, and mental health outcomes before birth.

A physician introduces a provocative theory linking informational overload and evolutionary mismatch to modern disease ...

The Boundless Deep by Richard Holmes is an enthralling biography of Alfred Tennyson in his youth.

Advanced CT imaging of rare Devonian lungfish fossils in Australia and China is revealing unexpected anatomical details.