About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as "the hobbit" thanks to its small stature). The cause of its disappearance, after more ...

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

Is your dog constantly tucking treats under your sofa or burying toys in the garden? You might think they're behaving like a ...

A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life.

I think his ideas and arguments are still worth grappling with as one tries to make sense of this ever stranger world.