More than just mere cavemen, our Stone Age kin exhibited intelligence in surprising ways, making them more human than ...

Researchers say they may have finally discovered the key genetic change that enabled all of modern human speech.

Briefly News has compiled a list of three of the most controversial statements made by Nota Baloyi including his views on ...

Recent research from The Rockefeller University suggests a unique mutation in the NOVA1 gene, specific to humans, played a critical role in the evolut ...

Speech allowed us to share information, coordinate activities and pass down knowledge, giving us an edge over extinct cousins like Neanderthals and Denisovans. The new study, published in the ...

Students across the country are worried about engaging in academic conversation when, at the whim of the current ...

Mutations in this gene can lead to severe speech disorders. However, unlike NOVA1, FOXP2 is not unique to humans: it is present in other species, including our Neanderthal cousins. This suggests that ...

Mice are still incapable of writing the complete works of Shakespeare, despite some being given a human "language gene".

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is set to initiate Equality Court proceedings against Nhlamulo ‘Nota’ Baloyi for alleged hate speech. During a recent appearance on DJ Sbu’s podcast, ...

We're Homo Sapiens; they have got Neanderthal blood in them ... it is not absolute. "Hate speech and the propagation of war and imminent violence are prohibited. Podcasts are not excluded from ...

We're Homo Sapiens; they have got Neanderthal blood in them ... and existing jurisprudence on hate speech," the SAHRC said. The Commission added that it will further request a public apology ...