This overview traces the evolutionary timeline from the great apes to modern humans, explaining where hominids and hominins ...

In this video, we explore the entire 13.8 billion year history of our Universe compressed into a single calendar year. Key milestones include the Big Bang, the formation of the first stars and ...

Spread the loveThe scientific community was recently shaken by an extraordinary fossil discovery that challenges long-held beliefs about the timeline of human evolution. A team of researchers led by ...

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. If I tried to recap all the new fossils, new methods and ...