Scientists have reconstructed a million-year-old skull found in central China, and say they've identified which group of early humans it belonged to. The researchers suggest their findings, published ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our ...

In the past 100 years, the heads of Japanese people have got rounder, with narrower cheekbones, wider upper jaws and slimmer, more prominent noses. While changes outside Japan may vary, the overall ...

A single human brain cell may be far more powerful than scientists once realized. Researchers found that cortical neurons can perform remarkably complex computations, giving them capabilities more ...

Presented by the Law Institute of Victorian Human Rights Committee in collaboration with the Castan Centre for Human Rights, this panel discussion brings together experience human rights practitioners ...

Human and chimpanzee genomes are more than 98% identical, and the genes themselves barely differ. The changes that make us human are thought to hide instead in the DNA that controls when and where ...

A stunning fossil discovery in Ethiopia shows that early Homo and a previously unknown Australopithecus species lived together around 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago. The find overturns the classic ...

Human settlements are the foundation of human existence, shaping how we live, work, and connect with each other and the environment. From the earliest tribal encampments to the bustling metropolises ...

Where exactly in Africa our species evolved is one of the hottest points of contention in human evolution. Now a new study suggests Homo sapiens emerged in a single region in the south of the ...

Source: Guy P. Harrison Simple questions can lead us to the most profound thoughts, if not complete answers. For example: What is a human? Take a long, hard look into the metaphorical mirror and ask ...