Fossils from Germany’s Miocene era reveal Danuvius guggenmosi, an ape that walked upright 12 million years ago. With long ...

Humans developed large brains and flatter faces at an exceptionally quick rate compared to other apes, according to new research from UCL scientists. The study suggests that these rapid changes may ...

A global study of over 1,100 species reveals an evolutionary reason why females consistently live longer than males.

A research team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, conducted ...

What will human evolution look like in the next thousand or million years? From genetic engineering to space colonization and ...

In many bird species, it’s the males who live longer. The researchers found support for this idea: in 72% of mammal species, females outlived males by about 12%. Meanwhile, in 68% of bird species, ...