Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

Cats, dogs and farm animals are what come to mind when we think of domesticated animals. For ages, domestication has been ...

Scientists confirm the first known Neanderthal-human hybrid child, buried 28,000 years ago. DNA and rituals reveal two ...

Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a genetic legacy in people today.

Natural ecosystems comprise groups of species capable of living in the specific conditions of a biological system. However, if we visit a specific natural area, we will not find all the species ...

Both ancient human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as well as to grasp and manipulate objects, a requirement to being able to make ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. One of the most vexing unsolved problems in human ...

University of Calgary physicist Vahid Salari and his team claimed to have observed the glow – which is an ultraweak photon ...

Plus, researchers could hear adult howler monkeys calling back and forth with the infants, who would sometimes try to crawl away. Camera footage showed one occasion when an adult howler came and tried ...

Just like humans, chimps have rhythm when drumming, which suggests that the trait evolved in our common ancestor ...