Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to ...

The story of human evolution begins millions of years ago in the heart of Africa, where our earliest ancestors diverged from the lineage of other great apes. This fascinating journey reveals how ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and ...

These prehistoric beings were far removed from the modern humans that would come to dominate the planet. Early hominids, like ...

To Shakespeare’s Hamlet we humans are “the paragon of animals”. But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution’s greatest achievement.

But what might humans look like in 50,000 years' time? Such a question is clearly speculative in nature. Nevertheless, experts gave Newsweek their predictions for how evolution might affect the ...

Evolution: Theory of How Humans Got Our Noses Challenged. Published Mar 05, 2025 at 1:24 PM EST Updated Mar 05, 2025 at 9:22 PM EST. By . Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in ...