Nov 17, 2025 · Strong evidence supports the branching of the human lineage from the one that produced great apes (orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas) in Africa sometime …

Jun 22, 2025 · Not only did humans survive, they flourished—eventually becoming the only human species left on Earth. Scientists have proposed many theories for this success: …

Mar 5, 2020 · Scientists still don’t know exactly when or how the first humans evolved, but they’ve identified a few of the oldest ones. One of the earliest known humans is Homo habilis, or …

Early human migrations are the earliest migrations and expansions of archaic and modern humans across continents. They are believed to have begun approximately 2 million years ago …

Waking to the sunrise over miles of flatlands, walking fields in search of water and berries, risking death and injury while hunting animals, and relaxing with friends and family under a setting …

Aug 20, 2025 · Early humans, encompassing a broad range of our ancestors from roughly 2.5 million years ago with the emergence of Homo habilis through Homo erectus, Neanderthals, …

Mar 17, 2025 · The migration of early humans out of Africa was a complex and dynamic process that shaped the modern human species. Supported by fossil, genetic, and archaeological …

Jul 9, 2024 · Humans first evolved in Africa, and much of human evolution occurred on that continent. The fossils of early humans who lived between 6 and 2 million years ago come …

Feb 12, 2025 · The cache of over 2,000 identifiable fossil bones from at least 15 individuals, spanning in age from infants to the elderly, were from Homo naledi, a previously unidentified …

Jul 11, 2024 · Earth has experienced at least five significant ice ages in its history — periods in which colder global temperatures caused glaciers to expand across the planet’s surface. …