Wild monkeys in West Africa can climb vertical tree trunks using foot flexibility scientists did not realize they possessed.

Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

The record of humanity is incomplete, but researchers discovered a well-preserved skull which calls into question assumptions ...

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life. Imagine a hot, watery mix of ...

Learn why our ancient ancestors maintained their climbing abilities once they developed their walking ones, and discover how their bipedalism evolved (possibly in the trees). Climbing is for the ...

Discover why some paleoanthropologists are calling for the reclassification of all human species and close relatives, like ...