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Capuchin Monkeys Turn to Small Vertebrates When Fruit Runs Low

Researchers say the shift is a flexible fallback strategy that could mirror early hominin steps toward regular meat use.

Researcher Proposes Folding Australopithecus and Paranthropus into an Expanded Genus Homo

Major Hominin Body‑Size Jump Identified Around 2 Million Years Ago

Bipedalism and Brain Expansion Explain Why Most Humans Are Right‑Handed

Tooth Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans and Modern Peoples

Study Ties Human Right-Handedness to Bipedalism and Bigger Brains

Enamel Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans

Ancient Tooth Proteins Hint at Links Between Chinese Homo Erectus and Denisovans

Songbird Study Shows New Adult Neurons Tunnel Through Brain Tissue

Study Finds Bonobos Are as Aggressive as Chimps, With Different Targets

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

New Study Finds Human Chin Is an Evolutionary Byproduct

Study Links Humans’ Use of Fire to Evolution in Burn-Response Genes

Study Finds Larger Penis Size Raises Attractiveness and Rival Threat Perceptions

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Penis Size Shapes Female Attraction and Male Rivalry Perceptions

Altamura Neanderthal’s Nose Reconstruction Overturns Claimed Cold-Adaptation Traits

New Model Recasts Neanderthal 'Extinction' as Genetic Absorption Into Modern Humans

Study Recasts Ardi’s 4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle, Blending Ape-Like Climbing With Early Bipedal Traits

Study Links Ancient Lead Exposure to Brain Differences Between Humans and Neanderthals

First Paranthropus Boisei Hand Reveals Human-Like Dexterity With Gorilla-Like Power