Human Evolution

Health New study challenges a long-held assumption about human childbirth

New research finds some small primates face birth canal constraints as severe as, or greater than, those seen in humans.

Health Ancient DNA in Oceania reveals hidden human evolution and health insights Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Neanderthals began life more like humans than scientists thought Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries New research finds early humans first used fire over one million years ago Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Humans nearly went extinct 930,000 years ago, researchers find Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Neandertal ancestry significantly affects our immune system today Mac Oliveau

Health Malaria may have shaped human evolution for thousands of years Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Health Neanderthals practiced dental care 59,000 years ago Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries The strange reason nearly all humans are right-handed Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Health Red meat once helped human evolution but now carries serious risks Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Homo erectus and modern humans may have more in common than previously thought Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries 146,000-year-old tools suggest human ingenuity thrived during the ice age Rebecca Shavit

Health The next phase of human evolution is already underway Joseph Shavit

Green Impact East Africa’s Turkana Rift may be closer to splitting than scientists thought Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Ancient charcoal from Israel reveals how early humans used fire Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Ancient teeth unlock million-year-old secrets of where early humans evolved Breaking Science

Health Natural selection is accelerating, massive DNA study finds Mac Oliveau