�鶹��ý

Skip to content

Neanderthal and human skulls side by side

Humans

Neanderthal skulls and brains may have developed just like ours

The way that skull shape changed as Neanderthals grew up suggests that they were just as smart as us, although it's still a contentious finding

News

People at sunset

Life

Mystery ancient human ancestor found in Australasian family tree

News

Rock chimneys spew what looks like smoke although this is actually on the seabed

Life

Universal ancestor of all life on Earth was only half alive

News

Eating each other’s faeces helps earwig young survive famine

Life

Eating each other’s faeces helps earwig young survive famine

News

An aye-aye stares at the camera from a perching spot in a tree

Life

Boozy primates seek out nectar with the highest alcohol content

News

Chimps engage with experiment

Life

Well-travelled chimps more likely to pick up tools and innovate

News

People at graduation ceremony fling their mortar boards in the air

Humans

Are humans still evolving? Growing evidence suggests we are

Comment

Gorillas may have evolved a way to beat a cheating berry plant

Life

Gorillas may have evolved a way to beat a cheating berry plant

News

Artist's impression of two T. rex chasing smaller dinosaurs

Life

T. rex lookalike suggests that tiny arms developed for a purpose

News

Darwin's discovery: The remarkable history of evolution

Life

Darwin's discovery: The remarkable history of evolution

Not long ago, it was thought that god created all species. That changed in 1858, but the story of evolution is riddled with myths, says Darwin expert John van Wyhe

Features

Life

The exotic animals that bankrolled the forgotten evolutionist

Regulars

Humans

Evolutionary forces are causing a boom in bad science

News

Life

Richard Dawkins's biomorphs come back to life

Culture

Life

‘Monkey archaeology’ reveals macaque’s own Stone Age culture

News