Human Ancestors

'Java Man,’ the first Homo erectus found, is finally going home

History & Culture

'Java Man,’ the first Homo erectus found, is finally going home

'Java Man,’ the first Homo erectus found, is finally going home

Discovery of fossilized hand may unlock an ancient mystery

History & Culture

Discovery of fossilized hand may unlock an ancient mystery

Discovery of fossilized hand may unlock an ancient mystery

Why do we have bunions? Blame an evolutionary toe failure.

Why do we have bunions? Blame an evolutionary toe failure.

Why do we have bunions? Blame an evolutionary toe failure.

Inside Richard Leakey's discovery of an ancient human ancestor skull

History & Culture
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Inside Richard Leakey's discovery of an ancient human ancestor skull

Inside Richard Leakey's discovery of an ancient human ancestor skull

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

Did ancient ‘hobbit humans’ create these million-year-old tools?

Did ancient ‘hobbit humans’ create these million-year-old tools?

Did ancient ‘hobbit humans’ create these million-year-old tools?

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

History & Culture

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

Humans used to have straighter teeth—what changed?

Humans used to have straighter teeth—what changed?

Humans used to have straighter teeth—what changed?

What was the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial?

History & Culture

What was the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial?

What was the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial?

A new children’s book celebrates our amazing origins in Africa

History & Culture

A new children’s book celebrates our amazing origins in Africa

A new children’s book celebrates our amazing origins in Africa

The last days of the Neanderthals

History & Culture

The last days of the Neanderthals

The last days of the Neanderthals

Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves

Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves

Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves

Inside the hunt for the other humans

History & Culture

Inside the hunt for the other humans

Inside the hunt for the other humans

Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years

Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years

Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

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