Humanity was a 'web,' not a 'tree'—The history of Sapiens as seen through DNA

Where did Sapiens come from?When thinking about human evolution, for a long time I imagined something like a single ...

Did human beings evolve from apes? Here’s what science can and can’t prove

The familiar claim about humans evolving from apes leaves out an important part of the story. Fossils and DNA reveal a much ...
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Bone strength study reveals new clues about human evolution

The research team found that Australopithecus, an early ancestor that lived roughly two to four million years ago, had a distinct approach that resembles both modern apes and humans. These individuals ...
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New Fossil Discovery Shakes Up the Human Evolutionary Tree

A recent study reveals we have a long-lost relative which hung out with our more famous apelike ancestors about three million years ago. It turns out the human family tree is more complicated than we ...
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Human knees pay an evolutionary price for walking upright, study finds

Israeli and Japanese researchers report in Nature that reduced cartilage cushioning molecules, an evolutionary trade-off tied ...
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The human body isn't a masterpiece of design. It's a patchwork of evolutionary compromise

The human body is often described as a marvel of "perfect design": elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose. Yet, when we look closer, a rather different picture emerges. Far from being a ...
The Conversation

Fruit and honey fuelled the early evolution of the human brain

Intelligence is an energetically expensive luxury – as the rise of artificial intelligence has reminded us. The human brain is no exception. Comprising roughly 2% of the body weight, it uses one fifth ...