Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

Researchers found European-style Quina tools in China, dating back 55,000 years, challenging the view that East Asia’s Middle ...

The prevailing narrative in human history is that humanity emerged from Africa, which is true to an extent, but there may be ...

Archaeologists in Belize have uncovered burial remains that could redefine how the Maya honored their dead within domestic ...

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He ...

Fish don’t exist. In her novel “Why Fish Don’t Exist,” Lulu Miller points out that a true “fish” clade containing an ancestor ...

Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

The influence of an unknown population and its impact on intelligence was discovered in our DNA by researchers using a new ...

Researchers find a new insight into the burial practices of Mayan culture through the analysis of human remains near the ...

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

Researchers from the University of Washington excavating a site in China have found Neanderthal tools dating back almost ...

Why are some people drawn towards exploration and challenge – even to the point of extreme danger? Alex Hutchinson's bracing ...