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The knee has undergone major changes to its size and shape, not only to allow early humans to walk upright, but also to ...

As an anthropologist and paleoecologist, I know that she is still the reference point for understanding the anatomy of early human ancestors and the evolution of our own bodies. Knowledge of the ...

This article examines the fossil evidence of our 6 million year evolution. Darwin's great insight ... The fossil record, along with studies of human and ape DNA, indicate that humans shared ...

Walking and running upright on two feet as humans do requires some specialized adaptations of the skeleton and muscles. Modern human anatomy has built on the strengths and the weaknesses of a body ...

But we are only one character in the story of human evolution. To truly understand who we are ... This feat has come about over time through a series of anatomical changes to our skeleton, affecting ...

New research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents. In a ...

The most primitive hominid yet found, this species has more chimpanzee-like features than any other human ancestor ... the erectus skeleton is very similar to that of modern humans, although ...

Islam and Evolution: A Defense. Kader ... cultural and religious factors that may not affect our physiology and anatomy but define us a human beings.' Keith R. Fox - University of Southampton 'Graeme ...

The ‘Out of Africa' (Replacement), ‘Multiregional Evolution' (Continuity), and ‘Assimilation' models are the three most widely used to interpret the origin of living human populations ...

subtle but crucial differences in heart anatomy and function have emerged in response to unique environmental challenges. While our current research has shed light on the evolution of the human ...

Charles Darwin's theory states that all organisms alive today evolved from more simple life forms. Two fossils named Ardi and Lucy provide evidence for human evolution. Both were found in Africa.