Human evolution is the process by which Homo sapiens, the modern human species, emerged and diversified from earlier hominin ancestors over millions of years. It… Read More »Human Evolution: Origins and Evolutionary History of Homo sapiens
The history of life on Earth spans billions of years, from the formation of our planet to the evolution of diverse life forms. This epic… Read More »History of Life on Earth
A new Netflix documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull was discovered and rebuilt from hundreds of bone fragments… Read More »75,000-year-old Neanderthal face reconstructed from fragmented skull
Human anatomy, the study of the body’s structure and organization, provides a foundational framework for understanding the complex organization and functions of the human body.… Read More »Human Anatomy: Understanding the Body’s Structure
Recent strides in interdisciplinary archaeological research in Arabia have unveiled new insights into the evolution and historical development of regional human populations, as well as… Read More »Researchers uncover evidence of early human occupation in Saudi Arabian lava tube
Humans, Homo sapiens, have unique features compared with other closely related hominin species and primates, including the shape of the base of the skull. The… Read More »Study identifies genomic variant responsible for unique human skull base morphology
Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins—and produced a “bizarre” evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage—according to a… Read More »Competition, not just climate, shaped hominin evolution, new study suggests
When it comes to nurturing their young, mother chimpanzees go the extra mile, according to a new study. Using 10 years of observational data on… Read More »Chimp moms prioritize play with young despite food scarcity, highlighting play’s role in development
An international research team led by Dr. Gabriel S. Ferreira from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen has… Read More »Newly discovered giant turtle lived alongside early humans in the Amazon
Scientists from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment in Tübingen and from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt examined the demise of the… Read More »New study sheds light on Gigantopithecus’ diet and extinction
Research examining microscopic marks on the teeth of the “Lucy” species Australopithecus afarensis suggests that the ancient hominid ate a different diet than the tooth… Read More »New technique reveals surprising diet for Lucy’s species
Although a relatively large number of late Middle Pleistocene hominins have been found in East Asia, these fossils have not been consistently included in current… Read More »Complex dental traits found in Chinese fossils challenge theories of human evolution
So far, Denisovans were only known from a small collection of fossil fragments from Denisova Cave in Siberia. A research team now describes a 160,000-year-old… Read More »160,000-year-old mandible from China identified as Denisovan using protein analysis
A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern China showed evidence of dental growth and development very similar to… Read More »Ancient child’s teeth reveal surprisingly modern development
Ancient stone tools unearthed in western Ukraine have unveiled a fascinating narrative of early human presence in Europe, shedding light on our ancestors’ remarkable adaptability… Read More »Stone tools in Ukraine may be oldest evidence of early humans in Europe
Bioarchaeology is a fascinating interdisciplinary field that combines principles from archaeology, anthropology, biology, and other related disciplines to study human remains from archaeological contexts. By… Read More »Bioarchaeology and its importance in understanding past human societies
Senckenberg scientists have studied the diet of anatomically modern humans. With their recent study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, they were able to… Read More »Early humans ate like Neanderthals, mostly mammoths and plants
Scientists from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (HEP) in Tübingen have studied the Neanderthals’ diet. Based on the isotope composition in the… Read More »Neanderthals were big meat eaters, but also ate their greens, study finds
Fish was not on the menu of the hunter-gatherers of southern Europe 27,000 years ago. Surprisingly, people on the Iberian Peninsula in the Late Gravettian… Read More »New method uncovers surprising diet of late gravettian people in Spain
Neanderthals created stone tools held together by a multi-component adhesive, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings, which are the earliest evidence of a… Read More »Neanderthals used “super glue” 40,000 years ago