First humans

Here are 10 mysteries about human evolution, including why our brains are so big, why humans are bipedal, and other questions about Neanderthals, hobbits and other extinct relatives.

A potential new species of human, dubbed the Red Deer Cave people, has been discovered in China, adding another branch to the evolutionary tree of hominids

A development of the human spirit, especially in the Middle Paleolithic, contributed to the emergence of speech and language, art, religion and technical skill. Speech over time went through the following development path: the first phase is characterized by general pantomime accompanied by addition

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Evolution of human work showing silhouettes from primate passing first Homo species with rudimentary tools followed by men with hunting agricultural and constru

Dutch twins Adrie and Alfons Kennis are showing their uncanny models in museums all over Europe. Adrie discusses how their creations are realised and the extreme reactions they can provoke

Astronaut trainee Alyssa Carson is currently preparing to become part of the first human mission to Mars in the year 2033.

1961 - Yuri Gagarin, first man in space.

April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. The 27-year-old cosmonaut's mission lasted just 108 minutes and was fraught with drama: a break in data transmission, glitches involving antennas, a retrorocket and the separation of modules. And there was an overarching question that science had yet to answer: What would weightlessness do to a human being? The flight was to be fully automatic, but what if weightlessness caused Gagarin to go mad and override the…

Why do so many large, dangerous animals live in Africa? Why are we so fascinated by monsters? The answers may lie in our past, when our ancestors lived alongside Africa's real monsters.