New DNA evidence challenges the timeline of human migration to Australia.

Our human evolution workshops were conducted with well-resourced and historically disadvantaged schools attending. The grade ...

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

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

Officials have used forensic technology and genetic genealogy to identify the human remains that were located in a remote area of Otero County August 17, 2021 as Isaac Duran. When officials first ...

Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times more than baby ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the ...

The ancient boomerang wasn't found alone; it lay alongside a human phalanx—a small bone from either a finger or a toe.

Experiments and simulations show Paleolithic paddlers could outwit the powerful Kuroshio Current by launching dugout canoes ...

Humans have inhabited all corners of the world today. But there was a period when humanity was almost wiped out from the face ...

Doris Joanne Girtz's remains were found in 1979, and finally identified through new DNA technology, ending a 46-year ID ...