The term evolution implies transformation through a sequence of stages. Although the term is a general one which is used in many fields of study (Lewontin 1968), in biology it is a fundamental unifying theory. Biological evolution specifically refers...

Evolutionary studies in biological anthropology have focused on establishing the taxonomic (classificatory) and phylogenetic (evolutionary) relationships between fossil and living primates. In theory, phylogeny provides the necessary basis for...

Human evolution is the lengthy process of change by which people originated from apelike ancestors starting nearly five million years ago. The modern scientific study of human evolution is called paleoanthropology. A subfield of anthropology, this...

For well over a century, ever since Charles Darwin, Western scientific thought has stated that all of today's species, including man, have arisen by the modification of earlier, simpler forms of life. This means that the story of human evolution begins...

Human evolution is the part of biological evolution concerning the emergence of humans as a distinct species from other primates. It is the subject of a broad scientific inquiry that seeks to understand and describe how this change occurred. The study...

Human Evolution, Evolved What makes us human? In the exciting new Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins at the American Museum of Natural History, visitors learn that the answer lies, in large part, in our ability to think symbolically. Here, through...

As science educators, we have two goals in writing this paper. The first is to show the importance of teaching human evolution to all students. The second is to provide up-to-date resources for classroom teachers to use in teaching the subject. Secondary biology textbooks...

Science fiction writers have suggested a future Earth populated by a blend of all races into a common human form. In real life, the reverse seems to be happening. People are evolving more rapidly than in the distant past, with residents of various continents becoming...

Surprising research based on two African fossils suggests our family tree is more like a wayward bush with stubby branches, challenging what had been common thinking on how early humans evolved.The discovery by Meave Leakey, a member of a famous family of paleontologists, shows that...

Essay discusses the Huxley-Wilberforce debate on Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

We know that the Neandertals coexisted with modern humans in the Middle East for thousands of years. Modern humans date back 100,000 or more years, while Middle Eastern Neandertals only date back 40,000 to 60,000 years.

A look at how the human brain and language have evolved over time. Larger brain sizes along with language and culture distinguish humans from other animals.