Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Early Evidence of Collective Learning
A video reviewing over the early evidence of how humans learned together. John Shea will discuss stone tools, changes in the human skull, and mutant genes. [3:32]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Making Stone Tools
Early humans used stone tools that were simple but effective. On this video, explore these tools that were found in Africa. [7:48]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How Did the First Humans Live?
Get a picture of the life of early humans by examining evidence they left behind with this video! Find out how the lived and ate. [10:52]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: From Foraging to Food Shopping
A video discussing what it was like for hunters to gather their favorite foods. [4:11]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: An Earlier Departure Out of Africa?
Learn how the discovery of a stone toolkit may push back the date when humans first left Africa in this audio lecture. [0:48]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Early Hominid Fossil Find
Researchers unveiled several studies of an early hominid known as Ardipithecus ramidus. We'll find out how those studies affect our understanding of human evolution. [9 mins. 34]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Richard Leakey Reflects on Human Past and Future
Leakey talks about the origins of Homo sapiens, and their uncertain future.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Almost Chimpanzee
Rather than focusing on how similar humans are to chimpanzees, can more be learned by examining how we're different? This audio lecture discusses the research that explores what sets humans apart from chimpanzee like language and...
PBS
Pbs Teachers:laetoli Footprints
Compare ancient biped prints with those of modern humans and chimpanzees to infer the existence of bipedal hominids on earth more than 3.5 million years ago. Discover what sequence of natural events occurred to preserve the Laetoli...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Are Humans Still Evolving?
Has access to modern medical care thrown a wrench into the 'survival of the fittest' basis of evolution? New research says no -- we're still evolving.
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Men More Evolved?
Comparing the differences in the Y chromosomes in chimps and humans has created quite a buzz. [1:48]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Meet Your Ancient Relatives the Denisovans
Scientists sequenced the genome of a Denisovan -- a distant cousin to modern humans and Neanderthals.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Are We Getting Dumber? Maybe, New Research Suggests
A provocative new study suggests humans are slowly becoming less intelligent and emotionally stable.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Discovering Your Inner Fish
Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin takes us through the evolutionary story of how the human body evolved from our fish and reptilian ancestors.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Modern Humans Still Evolving, and Faster Than Ever
Recent evolution has given humans the ability to break down starch and digest cheese. Bon appetit!
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: New Fossil May Trim Branches of Human Evolution
Could Homo erectus, Homo habilis, and the rest of the Homo genus be one species?