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A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Photo: Katerina Harvati Replicas of a Homo habilis skull (right) and an early Homo sapiens skull (left), illustrating two key ...

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Summer has undeniably arrived, with heat waves sweeping across the United States and people gravitating to the beach to cool off. Every day of the week can't be spent basking in the sun, even if we ...

Learn more about what fossilized teeth can tell us about the rise of mammals after the extinction of dinosaurs.

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Fish have been around since the dawn of complex animals. They were the first vertebrates, had the first live births and were the first four-limbed animals to venture onto land. The fossil fish ...

Human evolution is generally explained through changes in brain size, locomotion or tool use, but new research from Wits University suggests that gum disease and changes in facial structure may have ...