Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life. Imagine a hot, watery mix of ...

Anthropologist Agustín Fuentes joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about human evolution. Are humans still evolving? Was there a first human? What does the family tree leading to ...

When I introduce myself as an "anthropologist",what people imagine can vary quite a bit.Some people think of the study of culture and society,while others think of human bones, human evolution, or ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A study has challenged previous evolutionary theories about strength, ...

When academics talk about early modern humans, especially those living way back in the Lower Paleolithic, the conversation frequently turns to hunting. When did our species start eating meat? What ...

Anthropology is the study of humans, their close relatives and their cultural environment. Subfields of anthropology deal with hominin evolution and the comparative study of extant and past cultures.

Interpreting human evolution -- Fact and fancy before 1860 -- Picture up to 1860 -- Hominid catastrophism -- Between world wars -- Recent discoveries -- Evolutionary principles -- Culture as an ...

What will the Earth look like thousands of years from now? Will humans be around to see it? In this hour, we'll talk with geologist and author Peter Ward and artist Alexis Rockman. Their new book ...

Biological anthropology, evolutionary medicine, nutrition, and life history theory. My interests revolve around the evolution of human health. My career in Anthropology began at the University of Utah ...