A study from researchers connected to the University of Tubingen and the University of Cape Town looked at hybridization in ...

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For decades, one idea has shaped discussions about human evolution and birth: humans endure unusually difficult childbirth ...

The biggest jump in body size among our ancestors happened around 2–2.5 million years ago, with the appearance of Homo rudolfensis or Homo erectus/ergaster, rather than gradually across the whole ...

An ancient human ancestor called Homo floresiensis was likely a scavenger who subsisted on the scraps left behind by the fearsome Komodo dragons that shared their home on the island of Flores in ...

For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our ...

When researchers in China announced a possible new human species from a cave in Hebei province, they did more than add another name to our already crowded family tree. They introduced a population ...

World Chimpanzee Day highlights why our closest living relatives are vital to science, forests, and understanding human ...

Instead of hunting big game or wielding fire, the hobbit-like hominin Homo floresiensis likely scavenged leftovers of prey ...

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(Domnauer & Dentinger, Mycologia, 2026) Utah/Canva) If you consumed a wild mushroom and suddenly started seeing tiny people around you, you might reasonably assume it contained a familiar psychedelic.