Are humans natural born runners? Here’s why evolutionary and anatomical evidence suggests running was more central to our ...

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

The first published research from Tinshemet Cave is quietly reshaping how scientists look at the relationship between ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

At first glance, dragonflies and humans seem to have nothing in common. However, a new study has shown that this is not the ...

A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural ...

Humans carry a surprising relic from deep evolutionary history, one that traces back to a tiny, one-eyed ancestor that lived nearly 600 million years ago. New findings on eye evolution highlight how ...

Blushing, a uniquely human physiological response, signals social awareness and genuine emotion. This involuntary reddening ...

The gap between genetics and archaeology leaves us with an unclear picture of where the Neanderthals originated. Columnist ...

An international research team from Germany, the UK, and Greece has found evidence that wooden tools were used in Greece ...

A new study shows that early humans shifted from hunting giants to smaller animals, shaping tools, survival, and intelligence ...