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Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the evolutionary advantages of these traits, finds a new analysis of ape skulls by UCL ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Early Apes to “Hominization” (35 to 8 Million Years Ago) The story of human evolution usually starts at the point our distant ancestors began to separate from the apes, whose own ancestors are ...

It’s a common mistake to think we came directly from the monkeys or chimps you see at the zoo today, […] ...

Kissing in humans evolved as a symbolic expression of love from grooming behaviours seen in ancestral great apes, a comprehensive new study says. The kiss has been a versatile way by which humans ...