Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

Recent fossil discoveries lend credence to the fascinating proposition that non-human species may have coexisted alongside ...

A team of researchers discovered a new source of oxygen at the bottom of the ocean, and it's discovery has led to more questions being asked than answered. The discovery was detailed in a new paper ...

Global cooling associated with the impact of supernova remnants may have affected plants and animals, including species ...

Globally, autism affects about 1 in 100 children, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., the rate is closer to 1 in 31, or 3.2%. That’s far higher than what researchers observe in ...

ANTH copy 39088019968007 gift of Rusty Russell. "In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an ...

In 1758, Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus gave humans a scientific name: Homo sapiens, which means "wise human" in Latin. Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, it was English biologist ...

John Gowlett receives funding from PAST Africa and Wenner-Gren Foundation, and his work has previously been supported by The Leverhulme Trust. He is associated with a new series of podcasts on human ...