Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

New research suggests sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods may have helped fuel the dramatic growth of the human brain over 4 ...

Fruit, honey and other naturally sweet foods may have helped fuel the evolution of the human brain, according to new research ...

A sweet tooth for sugars from fruits and honey may have helped fuel brain growth in our primate cousins and early human ...

The moment early humans learned to control fire changed the course of history. The breakthrough fueled brain development, transformed the human body and gave our ancestors warmth, light and protection ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Humans were living in rainforests roughly 150,000 years ago, some ...

Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same place ...

One of the biggest mysteries in human evolution has just been solved. In 2010, a groundbreaking genetic analysis revealed that east Asia was once home to a previously unknown group of enigmatic ...

Vestigial features in humans provide evidence of evolution. On camera: Explosion hits just meters behind journalist in Lebanon Scientists stunned to find signs of ancient life in a place no one ...

On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...