A groundbreaking new study has revealed that apparently 930,000 years ago, our ancestors were down to an astonishingly small ...

Studying human evolution involves piecing together scattered clues about how we survived against tough odds. One of the biggest mysteries is understanding how large or small ancient human populations ...

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

An international collaboration between four scientists from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has published new research in ...

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the ...

A study by Dr. Matthew S. Taylor, published in the Journal of Osteoarchaeology, reports on the reanalysis of modified human ...

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The West’s Eurocentric version of scientific history omits some of the most important events that shaped modern thinking.

"Since its identification in 1882, over 1 billion people have died from tuberculosis, making it one of the deadliest infectious diseases in human history," says Dr. Richard Doyle, a practicing ...

Tech is evolving too fast for human biology. Mental health trends show we're struggling. To survive, we must speed up adaptation—culturally, mentally, and structurally.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... Researchers say uncovering more ancient human remains in the area may help solve the puzzle. "There have never been ...