It may seem unusual to think of chimpanzees as doctors, but they more closely resemble human healers than you may expect.

A tweet featuring photos of Kristi Noem and a female guard at Auschwitz is going viral on social media, along with a claim ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals and Denisovans, disappeared long before us, leaving behind only fossils and traces ...

This year "Jaws" celebrates its 50th anniversary. Its success reflects the enduring importance of our most ancient fear: ...

Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage.

Humans were present in North America 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers from ...