Introduction -- Can one conceive of ecosystems without human agents? -- Human agency : individuals making a difference -- Overwhelming evidence for concern with the condition of the earth system -- ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the ...

Introduction -- Primates -- Prosimians -- New World Monkeys -- Old World Monkeys and Apes -- The Gibbons and Siamangs -- The Great Apes -- Dryopithecines -- Hominid Adaptations -- The Dental Apparatus ...

Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)? Plenty of thinkers have applied themselves to questions like this, considering how AI will alter ...

John Gowlett receives funding from PAST Africa and Wenner-Gren Foundation, and his work has previously been supported by The Leverhulme Trust. He is associated with a new series of podcasts on human ...

The evolution of the human species is marked by an increase in brain size. Now new research suggests that could be partly dependent on increases in prenatal estrogen—revealed by looking at the length ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore the emerging belief that humans ...

Reg. #15122 Dr. Irene Ketonen-Keating This class is a general introduction to the field of anthropology, the study of humanity. It is designed to pique your interest in the broad diversity of human ...