NOVA Becoming Human Part 1
First Steps: 6 million years ago, what set our ancestors on the path from ape to human? Details
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Building Faces From Fossils
Paleoartist Viktor Deak works from casts of fossil skulls to put faces to Turkana Boy and ...
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Becoming Human Part 2
Birth of Humanity: New discoveries reveal how early humans hunted and formed families.
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The Adaptable Human
Paleoanthropologist Rick Potts believes modern humans were adapted to change itself, as he...
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Becoming Human Part 3
Last Human Standing: Many human species once shared the globe. Why do we alone remain?
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