Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

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A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. If I tried to recap all the new fossils, new methods and ...

pt. 1. The age of mankind in prospect. Our place in nature -- Ancestors in the trees -- Footsteps of the earliest ape-men -- Branches on the human tree -- Hunters or scavengers? -- pt. 2. The age of ...

Mastering fire may have also led to genetic changes that helped early humans survive mild burn injuries, but this evolutionary trait could complicate the treatment of more severe cases today. An early ...