What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi travels the world digging into the origin of Homo sapiens in a five-part BBC series ...

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

Hidden nearby, paleontologists have now stumbled upon the teeth of another Homo species, dating back 2.59 million years, as well as teeth of an australopithecine from 2.63 million years ago – the only ...

Origins” Premieres Wednesday, September 17 at 9:00 pm Around 300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens emerged in Africa – one of at ...

Micronutrients, minerals that are part of the human diet in small amounts, may have influenced human evolution more than ...

Researchers used evolutionary genetics and CRISPR gene editing tech to develop an innovative treatment for gout. The approach ...

The Independence Police Department announced Thursday that the human remains of a woman who disappeared in 1984 have been ...

A sallow light rises over the land at the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the most celebrated movies of the 20th century. Stanley Kubrick’s shot pulls in on a band of furry man-apes gathering ...

Some ancient societies in Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier ...