The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyse the morphology of bones — which is crucial for understanding the evolution of bipedalism — focusing mainly on muscle insertion ...

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

A new fossil analysis supports the idea a human ancestor was walking upright far earlier than previously thought.

Historic climate change influenced northeast India primates’ evolution, distribution, and decline, stressing conservation urgency.

The human hand is the product of hundreds of millions of years of evolution, beginning with lobe-finned fish in the Devonian period. Early species like Tiktaalik developed limb-like fins capable of ...

Why is swapping saliva something all human societies have normalised? Turns out kissing isn't just a human thing — all sorts of species appear to kiss, and new research suggests Neanderthals did it ...

Fingerprints make humans unique, but what about animals? Here's what we know. The post Did You Know? These Animals Have ...

A big difference between humans and other apes is the ability to stride easily on two feet. A new analysis of fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal walking go back 7 million years.

A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

Studies of heart-rate variability – small changes between heartbeats controlled by the vagus nerve – show that swearing may ...