Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these ...

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.

New fossil evidence from Ethiopia’s Afar region reveals that early humans evolved nearly two million years ago, hundreds of thousands of years earlier than once believed. These discoveries show how ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...