Main articles: Culture and SocietyHumans are highly social beings and tend to live in large complex social groups. More than any other creature, humans are adept at utilizing systems of communication ...
The human brain, the focal point of the central nervous system in humans, controls the peripheral nervous system. In addition to controlling "lower", involuntary, or primarily autonomic activities suc ...
Anatomy and physiologyMain article: Human bodyFurther information: Human physical appearance, Anatomically modern humans, and Sex differences in humansMost aspects of human physiology are closely homo ...
Early human settlements were dependent on proximity to water and, depending on the lifestyle, other natural resources used for subsistence, such as populations of animal prey for hunting and arable la ...
Evolution and rangeMain article: Human evolutionFurther information: Anthropology, Homo (genus), and Timeline of human evolutionThe genus Homo diverged from other hominins in Africa, after the human c ...
In common usage, the word "human" generally refers to the only extant species of the genus Homo — anatomically and behaviorally modern Homo sapiens. Its usage often designates differences between the ...
Modern humans (Homo sapiens or Homo sapiens sapiens) are the last of the hominids, a branch of great apes characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion; manual dexterity and increased tool use ...
