Scientists studied the remains of a mysterious human relative called Homo naledi found deep in a South African cave and ...

(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have ...

But new evidence has started to challenge the notion that human childbirth is uniquely dangerous. A new paper published today ...

Neanderthals: The First Europeans (Sorry, Sapiens!) Homo sapiens may be the reigning champion of modern humanity, but when it ...

It helped us reach our “prime.” The Progression of Man apparently wasn’t as gradual as once thought. UK researchers found ...

Why humans have a philtrum, the groove above your lip, explained by an evolutionary biologist — from embryonic face-building to vestigial anatomy.

Evolutionary psychology is known for dark parts of our nature, like homicide. But it also explains prosocial behaviors, like ...

The deeper we explore humanity’s past, the harder it becomes to sustain some of the most powerful political myths of the ...

Modern tech fuels anxiety, loneliness, and spiritual degradation. But the solutions require more than reducing screen time.

Could this be proof of an early burial culture? (John Hawks/World History Encyclopedia) An entire ancient human species, Homo ...

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a prehistoric cave dating back up to 400,000 years, revealing evidence of complex social life among pre-Neanderthal hominins during a little-understood period ...

Dr. Vishwanath Joshi of Great Place To Work India argues that AI is not the real threat to jobs; fear of AI is. He says ...