Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

Recent studies reveal that Neanderthal gene variants affect how modern humans metabolize medications. Individuals with these gene variants metabolize certain drugs, like blood thinners and ...

In sum, life appears to exult in blurring the boundaries we place upon it. Buffon’s observation from two and a half centuries ago seems more relevant than ever.

Neanderthal ex machina -- Mummies and molecules -- Amplifying the past -- Dinosaurs in the lab -- Human frustrations -- A Croatian connection -- A new home -- Multiregional controversies -- Nuclear ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps ...

Thousands of years ago, groups of ancient people made the dangerous journey across the icy land bridge of the Bering Strait into the Americas. They carried tools, traditions, and survival skills with ...

Humanity’s journey from ancient slender figurines to modern obesity reveals a complex story of genetic legacy, lifestyle ...

Courts have affirmed evolution's place in education. Creationism is just a belief, not based on empirical data, and not ...

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Five University of Bristol early-career researchers have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting ...

Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to ...