The story of where humans come from is growing as new evidence -- and new methods of analysis -- emerge all the time.
The brains of our ancestors grew larger and smarter thanks to an increase in the flow of blood to the brain
New excavations at an Indonesian cave have pushed back the time the 'hobbits' disappeared to about 50,000 years ago.
Ochre has many uses. It can be used to shed information on the evolution of the modern mind.