Ocean crossing that made human evolution possible
Humans evolved in Africa, along with chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys. But primates themselves appear to have evolved elsewhere – likely …
human evolution
Archaeology in Africa changes our knowledge of evolution
Our species, Homo sapiens, rose in Africa some 300,000 years ago. The objects that early humans made and …
Southern Kalahari was important to human evolution
The Kalahari is a huge expanse of desert in southern Africa, stretching across Botswana and into the northernmost part of …
Are we more closely related to starfish or insects?
How humans evolved from the very first animals over the last 600 million years is an endlessly fascinating question. When …
