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Human evolution

an illustration of a dinosaur
Five reasons why 2018 was a big year for paleontology
Many silhouetted figures depicting the evolution of man
Science
Where does language come from?
A modern human skull (left) and a Neanderthal skull (right) at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Science
Neanderthals went extinct, but many of us still carry around fragments of their DNA
Pileated woodpecker
Science
What the aye-aye and the woodpecker can tell us about how evolution works
Zebrafish
Science
If other animals can regenerate their limbs, why can’t humans?
A man looks at a Neanderthal fossil at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Science
A new fossil may date humanity’s ancestor further back than we thought
Human and Neanderthal skulls
Science
Neanderthals and modern humans co-existed in Europe for several thousand years
Environment
Study discovers humans have been using fire for perhaps 1 million years
New Evolutionary Theory Suggests Distinct Human Species Coexisted
Global Politics
The Posthuman Future
Arts, Culture & Media
Scientists Map An Extinct Denisovan Girl’s Genome
Arts, Culture & Media
Evidence of Early Use of Fire Found in South Africa Cave
Health & Medicine
The Posthuman Future
North Carolina Comes to Terms with History of Forced Sterilizations
Arts, Culture & Media
Where Does Language Come From?
THE ENVIRO GENOME PROJECT
Of Great Apes
Arts, Culture & Media
Homo-Thespian
Arts, Culture & Media
Homo-Thespian
Environment
Spencer Wells
Arts, Culture & Media
Prehistoric Wisdom Tooth Reveals New Branch of Human Family Tree
Arts, Culture & Media
Cooking Up A New Theory Of Human Evolution
Environment
Enhancement is not a dirty word
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer