New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

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.

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new study based on analyses of ...

In one of the largest African ancient-DNA studies to date, geneticists from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an archaeologist ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy ...

How far back in evolutionary history does kissing go? Through phylogenetic analysis, an international team of scientists ...

Regarded as the father of medicine, Hippocrates was also the first food historian, exploring human nutrition and linking wisdom to science.

While we share bones, joints, and internal plumbing with the rest of the animal kingdom, one tiny facial feature is uniquely ...