The story of human evolution usually starts at the point ... because other animals seem capable of using symbols, as when a chimpanzee offers a clipped leaf to another. The line between such ...

Many people hold the view that evolution in humans has come to a halt. But while modern medicine and technologies have changed the environment in which evolution operates, many scientists are in ...

How did humans evolve into the big-brained, bipedal ape that we are today? This article examines the fossil evidence of our 6 million year evolution. Darwin's great insight, and the unifying ...

These abilities include the extensive use of symbols, both verbally ... little consensus on the timing and tempo of the evolution of modern humans, and new fossil and archaeological data ...

Lucy, an early human ancestor, could run upright but much slower than modern humans. New simulations show that muscle and ...