Human life history differs in many ways from our ... 1990), they predicted brain size at birth for australopiths, early Homo, and Homo erectus (180, 225, and 270 cc, respectively).

New discoveries reveal that giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with early humans in the Americas for millennia.

The first five years of life are the fastest period of human growth and development as 90 percent of a person’s brain development occurs by the age of five. Investing in the early years helps to break ...

Early humans didn’t emerge from the genetic soup ... carved in it—suggesting that the carver had drawn it from life, thus supporting the creationist timeline. Archaeologists at various museums ...

Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...

It was not only the landscape that altered, but also the plant and animal life in the region - transforming the resources available to our early ancestors. Human Origins Program, Smithsonian The ...

The origins of religion and ritual in humans have been the focus of centuries of thought in archaeology, anthropology, theology, evolutionary psychology and more. Play and ritual have many aspects in ...

The company is seeking global partners in the early-life nutrition and ingredients industries to develop downstream-processing approaches that will enable the incorporation of bio-authentic human ...

Limiting exposure to sugar in the first 1,000 days of life may lower the risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure in adulthood, scientists have said. Researchers ...

Researchers said this period in early human life – from the moment the baby is conceived right up to the age of two – is a critical window where poor diet can negatively impact health many ...