Studying human evolution involves piecing together scattered clues about how we survived against tough odds. One of the ...

The activity beneath the Earth’s surface is often undetectable to us, but it has the power to shape land masses […] ...

Analysis - Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant ...

In September 2015, University of the Witwatersrand Professor Lee Berger revealed the discovery of Africa’s largest ... to expand our understanding of human evolution. Lee Berger holds the ...

Proceeding under the mandate of the HEADS Thematic Programme, human evolution sites in Africa are approached in a comprehensive and inclusive manner, including the interdisciplinary contribution of ...

Two fossils named Ardi and Lucy provide evidence for human evolution. Both were found in Africa. Ardi is a female human-like fossilised skeleton that dates from 4.4 million years ago. Ardi's bones ...

The acclaimed Wits Sterkfontein Caves, a cornerstone of human evolutionary research, officially reopened to the public on ...

Briana Pobiners research centers on the evolution of human diets (especially meat-eating) in Africa and Asia, but has included topics as diverse as cannibalism in the Cook Islands and chimpanzee ...

A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for the occupation and ...

Researchers have demonstrated that intensified environmental variability (EV) can promote the evolution of cooperation through simulation based on evolutionary game theory. This result offers a new ...

Understanding human evolution often involves looking closely at our DNA. Yet obtaining ancient DNA from fossils older than 300,000 years—especially from Africa—is incredibly challenging.