A key question in human evolution explores the identity of the first human to leave Africa, and a new study offers fresh ...

When we look at the world around us, we see a wonderous variety of living things—with fins, fronds or feet, living in the deepest ocean or the driest deserts, eating seeds or salmon or sunlight. The ...

Human evolution is not a straight line but a complex branching tree shared with other great apes. This overview explains the ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...

Jaw fossils found in northern Greece have been cited in claims that human evolution began in Europe rather than Africa. This episode examines the Nikiti fossils, their age, and how they relate to ...