Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even ...

Yes, humans evolved from apes. But that's not the most accurate way to describe our place on the tree of life, and it certainly doesn't explain why apes still exist. The question stems from a common ...

From tickling apes to laughing children, a new study traces how the rhythm of laughter may reveal the deep evolutionary roots of human speech. Study: Rhythm and timing in laughter reveal that human ...

Wisdom teeth are more than just an uncomfortable dentist appointment. They are evidence of how human evolution cherry-picked parts of our body that ‘deserved’ to evolve. There is a certain irony in ...

When you learned about the history of human evolution in school, there's a good chance you were shown one all-too-familiar image. That picture probably showed a conga line of human-like creatures, ...