A species known to scientists as Heidelberg Man roamed Africa and Europe between approximately 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, ...

Two new studies suggest the story of dogs and their relationship with humans is older and more complex than once thought.

New volcanic dating from Ethiopia’s Omo Kibish formation has pushed the age of Homo sapiens fossils back to at least 233,000 ...

We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...

By studying Neanderthal DNA, researchers shed light on key genetic factors that contribute to the unique structure of human faces.

Venus figurines, with exaggerated sexual characteristics such as big hips and breasts, began appearing about 40,000 years ago. What can they tell us about ancient humans?

Even if equities rise in 2025 on optimism surrounding AI, investor psychology mirrors that of prior generations—driven by the ...

If the route between the two major North American ice sheets didn’t fully open until about 13,000 years ago, how did early Homo sapiens travel from Alaska down into the Americas and even to ...

The trillions of microbes that live in and on the human body—collectively known as the microbiome—appear to have profoundly ...

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling ...

Learning to code doesn’t require new brain systems—it builds on the ones we already use for logic and reasoning.