5 days ago · Human evolution, the process by which human beings developed on Earth from now-extinct primates. The only extant members of the human tribe, Hominini, belong to the species Homo …

5 days ago · Human evolution - Hominin, Habitats, Adaptations: The section Background and beginnings in the Miocene describes certain global climatic changes that reduced forested areas and …

Dec 7, 2025 · Human evolution - Bipedalism, Adaptations, Fossils: There are many theories that attempt to explain why humans are bipedal, but none is wholly satisfactory. Increased speed can be ruled out …

Nov 17, 2025 · Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Introduction to Human Evolution

These forms and hominins make up the hominid subfamily Homininae. Some researchers consider hominins to be African great apes because of their shared ancestry with modern gorillas, …

5 days ago · There appear to have been successive migrations of hominin species out of Africa, with evolution of new species in Eurasia and occasional migrations back into Africa.

5 days ago · Human evolution - Brain Size, Adaptations, Fossils: Because more complete fossil heads than hands are available, it is easier to model increased brain size in parallel with the rich record of …

5 days ago · There appear to have been successive migrations of hominin species out of Africa, with evolution of new species in Eurasia and occasional migrations back into Africa.

Nov 8, 2025 · The primary resource for detailing the path of human evolution will always be fossil specimens. Certainly, the trove of fossils from Africa and Eurasia indicates that, unlike today, more …

Quaternary - Hominin Evolution, Climate Change, Migration: American paleontologist Elisabeth Vrba and other scientists have suggested that climate changes 2.5 million years ago accelerated the …