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  1. Human evolution | History, Stages, Timeline, Tree, Chart, & Facts ...

    6 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 …

  2. Human evolution - Fossils, Species, Adaptations | Britannica

    Nov 17, 2025 · Therefore, it is safe to assume that by about 1.53 mya the uniquely human locomotor and associated cooling systems were basically established. Subsequent alterations in pelvic shape …

  3. Human evolution - Miocene, Bipedalism, Adaptations | Britannica

    6 days ago · The large muscle masses of the human lower limbs power our locomotion and enable a person to rise from squatting and sitting postures. Body mass is transferred through the pelvis, …

  4. human origins - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    The process by which one type of living thing develops into another type is called evolution. Modern humans evolved in stages from a series of ancestors, including several earlier forms of humans.

  5. Human evolution - Emergence, Homo Sapiens, Bipedalism | Britannica

    6 days ago · Human evolution - Emergence, Homo Sapiens, Bipedalism: The relationships among Australopithecus, K. platyops, Paranthropus, and the direct ancestors of Homo are unknown.

  6. History of Technology Timeline | Evolution, Digital, Medical ...

    Somewhere in the transition between the two, the hominid, the first humanlike species, emerges. By virtue of humanity’s nature as a toolmaker, humans have therefore been technologists from the …

  7. Human evolution - Tool Design, Refinements, Technology | Britannica

    6 days ago · The first tools (hammers, anvils, and primitive cutting tools) made way for the earliest human-made chipped flake tools and core choppers (2.5–2.1 mya). Double-faced hand axes, …

  8. Human evolution - Brain Size, Adaptations, Fossils | Britannica

    6 days ago · The unreliability of brain size to predict cognitive competence and ability to survive in challenging environments is underscored by the discovery of a distinctive human sample, dubbed H. …

  9. Human evolution - Bipedalism, Adaptations, Fossils | Britannica

    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 …

  10. human origins - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    But above all, an understanding of human origins provides a glimpse into early human history, into a time and world virtually unimaginable to people alive today and that yet shaped the fundamental …