There's a scientific reason why humans love drumming
Anthropology and evolutionary biology help demystify the groove
How the pelvis, and not bipedalism, gave humans their narrow hips
The anatomy of our pelvis is a result of an evolutionary trade-off, but perhaps it's not the one we thought
This ancient child burial is the world's oldest, dating back 80,000 years
The burial site adds to the history of humankind's symbolic commemoration of the dead
Neandertals don't deserve their bad, dim-witted reputation
Our hominin ancestor had bigger brains and probably went extinct with climate change. Who are we to judge?
Denisovans left their DNA traces in humans, but their fossils remain elusive
New study digs into ancestries of people in Island Southeast Asia
Evolution doesn't work the way you think it does
An evolutionary biologist explains all the things you might get into an argument over
How did human butts evolve to look that way?
An evolutionary anthropologist tackles the mystery of the butt
Guinea pig evolution can teach us about human history in the Americas
Indigenous people kept them as pets and traveled with them over 1000 years ago
Neanderthals braided their own string
A 40,000 year old cord made of plant fiber provides unprecedented insight into our extinct relatives
How did our ancestors start walking upright?
A newly discovered species of ancient ape could shed light on the origins of human bipedalism
Unexpected gorilla snacking behaviors make scientists question what we know about early humans
Gorillas' eating habits don't match their tooth specializations, raising questions about determining early human diets from fossil records
Bonobos' penchant for aquatic herbs might be why we have such big brains
Iodine promotes brain development, but until now we did not know where our hominin ancestors may have gotten this mineral
What happens when you bring a chicken to the Andes?
Evolution can take many different courses when adapting to the same environment
Bertha Parker, the trailblazing first Indigenous North American archaeologist, taught herself how to excavate a site
What she found in a tiny crevice in Gypsum Cave rewrote the history of humans in North America
Evolution is elegant but not when it's in David Sloan Wilson's hands
His new book "This View of Life" tries to wedge too much into one biological point of view
The world's oldest cave paintings were probably made by Neanderthals
For a long time, we thought our species were the only artists
The history of humanity is written across your smile
'The Tales Teeth Tell' traces the evolution of our teeth into "oral Swiss army knives"
Scientists are untangling our bodies' genetic 'double-edged swords'
When imperfectly duplicated, crucial brain proteins can go from growing intellect to causing mental illness
The slap-dash nature of evolution makes entertaining reading
Nathan Lents' new book details the accidental, incidental nature of human quirks
