Brain evolution
Adversity rather than cooperation is behind the large human brain, according to new research from the University's School of Biology.
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School of Rock
Stone tools of our ancestors sparked the evolution of language, teaching and learning
The secret of our success
Humans succeed best through helping each other, say researchers.
Digging up the past
Vase-shaped creatures found in Namibian desert may be our earliest ancestors.
£4M Euro grant for new studies on mental evolution
How did humans evolve? Why did we evolve in the way that we did?
Human fossil dated in St Andrews
CAPTION: The fossil was found in a remote part of Ethiopia.
Scientists discover new human species
CAPTION: The skull of the new human species Homo floresiensis, revealed to the World today. CREDIT: Peter Brown, University of New England, Australia.