Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.

More than 1.2 million years ago, our ancestors Homo erectus developed the tools and intellectual capacity to survive in very ...

Dr. Durkin and his colleagues set out to determine exactly what kind of environment Homo erectus lived in a million years ago ...

Scientists reveal that early-life gut microbiome development follows universal patterns, paving the way for new benchmarks in ...

Three-million-year-old tools found in Kenya reveal early humans' ability to cut food, butcher meat, and adapt to new diets.

On Hacking Humans, Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of N2K's daily space podcast, T-Minus), are once again sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, ...

Even in a world of absolute equals, small strokes of luck can shape survival and evolutionary success in nature.

A new study on mice shows that luck in early life can determine success as an adult, especially when competition is high.

Super Micro Computer founder Charles Liang used most of his keynote address this year at the Computex trade show in Taipei to promote his company’s liquid-cooled server technology, which he ...

The long-held theory of human evolution says that modern humans originated in Africa and then migrated to other parts of the world. However, that “out of Africa” model is being challenged by a ...

A remarkable fossil discovery in remote South Australia has provided crucial insights into one of evolution’s long-standing mysteries: the origins of Ecdysozoa, a superphylum of molting animals that ...