For most of human history, straight, well spaced teeth were the norm, not a luxury that required years of metal and elastic ...

This world-famous fossil is now on display in Abu Dhabi, allowing visitors to see up close one of the most important finds in ...

Ancient duplicated genes are giving scientists their first real clues about what life was like before all life on Earth shared a common ancestor.

Genetic research does not always produce tidy answers. Sometimes it reveals traces that raise more questions than they settle ...

Some think the rise of C-sections means that one day all births will require serious medical intervention. But a surprising new understanding of the pelvis suggests a different story ...

A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives.

Early humans in England used elephant bone to sharpen stone tools, revealing advanced planning, material knowledge, and ...

Up to 50 percent of species—which included 12 bird species and 4 frog species—on Aotearoa’s North Island went extinct before ...

A new study has revealed that two 7,000-year-old mummies found in the Sahara Desert belong to a previously unknown branch of ...

Waitomo is a region on New Zealand famous for glittering glowworms that hang from caves. But deep inside a jagged crevice ...

Jewish history from the Exodus until today has been about the ongoing refinement of laws which define who we really are as a ...

OUR prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be ...