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human evolution

Macaques using stone tools

Life

‘Monkey archaeology’ reveals macaque’s own Stone Age culture

One of the first digs searching for stone tools used by monkeys has unearthed evidence that promises to change the way we study the evolution of tool use

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Illustration of a supernovae

Space

Supernovae 2 million years ago may have changed human behaviour

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Hot spring

Life

Ancient enzyme resurrected from the ancestor of all bacteria

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A fragment of human jaw

Humans

Mystery human hobbits ruled tiny Asian island 700,000 years ago

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rainforest

Life

Life on the edge: Saving the world's hotbeds of evolution

Features

Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia

Life

Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia

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Comet over mountainous landscape

Earth

Meet the new Earthlings who will take over our planet

Features

Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture

Life

Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture

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Smallish stalagmites vaguely discernible as arranged in a jumbled ring on a limestone cave floor

Humans

Neanderthals built mystery underground circles 175,000 years ago

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See the best new species discovered over the past year

Life

See the best new species discovered over the past year

A ghostly cave critter that builds shelters and perhaps the ugliest fish ever are among the species discovered in 2015

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Life

Jungle tales: the real King Louie was the biggest ape of all

Features

Humans

Behind the scenes at London's urban archaeology warehouse

Features

Life

Gigantopithecus: The story of the greatest of the great apes

Features

Life

Giraffes got their long necks thanks to a few dozen gene changes

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