To understand evolution, humans must think in much larger units ... we must try. This timeline provides a framework for doing so. Geology Introduction: The Changing Planet Earth has been ...

trace the origins and evolution of our species, and explore what makes us human. Embark on a seven-million-year journey, from the first hominins to the last surviving human species: us. Investigate ...

Our Human Evolution gallery explores the origins of Homo sapiens, tracing our lineage since it split from that of our closest living relatives, the chimpanzee and the bonobo. Gallery developer Jenny ...

Martin models the evolution of life on Earth in a ... can change or develop over millions of years. The timeline shows how short a time humans have lived on Earth relative to the rest of the ...

That an early mammalian relative had it, too, is thus providing scientists with more contextual clues about how mammals began to evolve along their evolutionary timeline, since no fossils this old ...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of ...