The timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in the evolutionary lineage of the modern human species, Homo sapiens, throughout the history of life, beginning some 4 billion years ago …

Dec 23, 2025 · A never-before-seen Homo erectus face reveals a complex picture of early human evolution.

Dec 26, 2025 · Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) were archaic humans who emerged at least 200,000 years ago and died out perhaps between 35,000 and 24,000 years ago.

Jan 3, 2024 · Early African Homo erectus fossils (sometimes called Homo ergaster) are the oldest known early humans to have possessed modern human-like body proportions with relatively …

Aug 6, 2025 · In this article, we will walk step by step through the incredible timeline of human evolution—from the first simple life forms to the emergence of modern humans.

Jun 24, 2025 · When Did The Earliest Humans Appear on Earth? The current scientific consensus places the emergence of the earliest hominins, the group from which modern humans evolved, at …

Jul 24, 2025 · Discover how ancient physical evidence unlocks the narrative of early human existence and evolution, revealing our ancestral story.

The authors argue that many of the basic human adaptations evolved in the ancient forest and woodland ecosystems of late Miocene and early Pliocene Africa. Consequently, they argue that humans may …

Mar 5, 2020 · The first humans emerged in Africa around two million years ago, long before the modern humans known as Homo sapiens appeared on the same continent.

Aug 16, 2025 · So what, exactly, was the first human species? The answer, it turns out, is not crystal clear. Fossil finds in Morocco have revealed that anatomically modern humans emerged at least …