The hominoids are descendants of a common ancestor.

Key Genetic Changes in Human Pelvis Enabled Upright Walking

The ability to walk upright on two legs is a defining characteristic of humans, setting us apart from other primates. Recent research has shed light on the evolutionary changes in the human pelvis that made bipedalism possible. A study published in Nature identified two significant genetic changes that reshaped the human pelvis. The first change

We are not one, but many. New research shows an 80/20 split in our genes from two distinct proto-human lineages, millions of years ago. Source: Sérgio Valle Duarte / CC BY 3.0.

Rewriting Human Evolution: Not One Lineage of Man, but Two?

A new study from a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has upended centuries of theory as to the origins and evolution of… us. We are not who we thought we were, it seems. Previously the longstanding scientific consensus was that Homo sapiens was one of a family of human and near-human species