Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising clues hidden deep in human DNA, and the findings are forcing experts to rethink a ...

In paleoanthropology, the recent African origin of modern humans, also called the "Out of Africa" theory (OOA), recent single-origin hypothesis (RSOH), replacement hypothesis, or recent African origin ...

Early humans : of whom do we speak? / Richard E. Leakey -- Homo habilis - a premature discovery : remembered by one of its founding fathers, 42 years later / Phillip V. Tobias -- Where does the genus ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship. While the human quest of meaning is perennial, the answers ...

It's hard to imagine a world where Homo sapiens could have gotten very far without hands. Over thousands of years, our species has been heavily reliant on palms and fingers to accomplish a wide ...