The word person is often used interchangeably with human, but philosophical debate exists as to whether personhood applies to all humans or all sentient beings, and further if a human can lose personhood (such as by going into a persistent vegetative state).

Human In this new series, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution and how – thanks to new discoveries – we're learning that the story is stranger and more surprising than we ever imagined.

Jul 24, 2025 · The only extant members of the human tribe, Hominini, belong to the species Homo sapiens. The exact nature of the evolutionary relationships between modern humans and their ancestors remains the subject of debate.

Jan 3, 2024 · Overview: The species that you and all other living human beings on this planet belong to is Homo sapiens. During a time of dramatic climate change 300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens evolved in Africa.

Follow the epic story of Homo sapiens as they outlast other human species and spread across the globe.

Aug 6, 2025 · The story of human evolution is not just a tale of biology—it is the story of survival, curiosity, adaptability, and transformation. From the depths of ancient oceans to the treetops of tropical forests, from firelit caves to cities that touch the sky, the human lineage has traveled through eras of unimaginable change.

May 28, 2023 · Human is a term used to refer to a primate of the genus Homo. One of the distinctive features of humans is their forehead which is vertical and relatively higher than those of the earlier hominins.

13 hours ago · Evidence is mounting that the evolution of our species is more convoluted than we imagined — more like a braided stream than a branching tree.

However, human beings not only define themselves biologically and anatomically, but also in psychological, social, and spiritual terms. Psychologically, humans have a highly developed brain capable of abstract reasoning, language, and introspection.

The discovery of Neanderthal brought the first addition. The genus Homo was given its taxonomic name to suggest that its member species can be classified as human. And, over the decades of the 20th century, fossil finds of pre-human and early human species from late Miocene and early Pliocene times produced a rich mix for debating classifications.