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For some time, it was believed that modern humans were unique in their capacity for hunting, but researchers now know that we shared this capacity with other hominins.

The discovery of Homo floresiensis sparked furious debate over its place in the ancient human lineage.

Several fossils found in 1994 at La Gran Dolina (Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain) open the door to a new species, the Homo Antecessor.

Recent work on DNA extracted from a 38,000-year-old Neanderthal fossil raises more questions about whether Neanderthal man interbred with Homo-Sapiens than answers.

Steven M. Stanley puts forth an intriguing hypothesis about the relationship between an Ice Age some 2.5 million years ago and the evolution of the genus, Homo.

Discoveries of bones showing one metre high proto-humans in Indonesia known informally as 'Hobbits' is due to restart. What are the prospects?

The Earth is populated by millions of species, and this is the result of countless chance events.

Marvin Lubenow examines in detail the humanoid fossils that have been found to date and comes to some extraordinary conclusions in his book.

Natural Selection is illustrated in textbooks by the case of the Peppered Moth and changes due to industrial pollution. There are problems with this!

Neanderthals or Homo neanderthalensis appeared between 250,000 and 30,000 years ago and the dwelled in an area bordered by Britain on the west and Iraq in the east

Makine explores the Soviet soul through the story of one man in this astonishing work of French/Russian fiction.

James Shreeve's book examines the conundrum of where and when modern humans emerged and what happened to the populations our ancestors replaced.

The discovery by paleontologists shows that humans existed in Europe long before previously believed, and the evolutionary path of mankind is becoming clear.

Small skeletons found in a cave in Indonesia may be proof that a tiny race of humans once lived in that area.

The history of mankind is cloudy, and the best evidence is thousands of years old. Many generations of brilliant minds have worked to solve the mystery of man's origins.

Film is a great way to be introduced to the concepts of human evolution. This article briefly describes the key features of five of the best human origin documentaries.

Since the first appearance of stone tools 2.5 million years ago, there have been significant changes in the ways that humans manufacture and use stone tools.

The extraordinary fossil footprints discovered in Africa provide crucial evidence about hominid evolution, or how early man walked.

To begin learning about human evolution and the evidence for it, start with this timeline for the appearance of the important traits that characterize our species.

One of the most controversial issues in human origins research is the timing of the first colonization of Asia.

A 30-mile long ravine in northern Tanzania, the Olduvai Gorge (or the Oldupai Gorge) is the key to the study of the hominids of prehistory.

With the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome on the horizon, now is a good time to read or revisit Robert J. Sawyer's award-winning trilogy, The Neanderthal Parallax.

In human evolution, three trends that occur include change towards bipedal movement, tool use, and evolutionary dead-ends.

Out of Africa I is one of the most important events in human evolution. Recent discoveries in West Asia reveal the first humans left Africa by 1.5 million-years-ago.

Language is one of the most successful adaptations of the human lineage, and scientists are striving to discover where it all started.

Sykes says his book is about "the history of the world as revealed by genetics." He names the genetic clan groups and describes their world.

Egypt's history dates back to about 700,000 years ago as evidenced by the fossils of early man who lived in the region.

Each of the General Councils has its own special purpose and personality.

Sykes says his book is about "the history of the world as revealed by genetics." He tells his research story in a easy way that serves to demystify his conclusions.

Here are some of the best websites, videos, books, museums, and other types of resources available on Darwin, evolution, natural selection, and the evolution of humans.

From the time the first louse bit a human being, we've put up with them, misunderstood them, hated, them, and used them. They've affected us in return.

Tony Robinson presents a documentary series about how the earliest humans coped with climate change such as the Ice Age and the Emian Period.

The Neanderthals were capable predators and existed on a protein diet ranging from dolphin to dead animals.

Oscar Wilde is one of the finest of wittiest writers ever to grace the English language with verse. This is a short biography of his life and later scandal.

The romantic Heidelberger Schloss castle ruins, Baroque old town, the historic university, and Homo Heidelbergensis are the best sights to see in Heidelberg, Germany.

Antonio Banderas battles cavemen in medieval Russia. And other Hollywood silliness.

Robert J. Sawyer is, according to MacLean's: Canada's Weekly Newsmagazine, "among the most successful Canadian authors ever." Hominids is the first volume of a trilogy.

North Dakota House of Representatives has effectively banned abortion by giving legal rights to fertalized eggs.

Gorgeous visuals and excellent theme music can't save Geneon/FUNimation's Gungrave from a flabby plot and annoying female characters. 4/10.

Southeast Asia's prehistory is dominated by change and the isolating factors of geography.

A mining railroad opened caves that are changing our knowledge of human roots and evolution.

Human cultures have evolved much more quickly than seems biologically possible.

Spend an educational family day out with the Neanderthal man in the German historic landmark, near Dusseldorf, where the fossil skeleton was discovered in 1856.

St. Anselm is one of only five of the 33 'Doctors of the Church' who were named so without a formal decree by the pope or a council.

The number of forbears all alive at one time surpasses the number of living persons on earth just 750 years ago.

Rresearching the marvel of cognitive thought into human speech, no known cause exists for one of the most baffling questions in the study of human development.

The idea of Mitochondrial Eve has spurred both imagination and confusion. Here is a simple explanation of this female ancestor all humans alive today share.

Marvel comics' super-villain Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, better known as Magneto, terrorizes the X-Men universe as the philosophical counterpoint to Professor Charles Xavier.

The most obvious regional organziation, spanning the entire Middle East and incorporating all the Arab states,is the Arab League.

In the December 18, 2009 issue of Science, paleoarchaeologists reported that 790,000 year old hominins used spatially distinct areas for food and tool related activities.