A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth. For tens of thousands of ...

If the researchers' hypothesis is correct, the fossil represents the earliest known instance of an injury caused by something ...

By Daaji We often think of evolution as a slow, chromosomal crawl, but modern neuroscience is beginning to confirm what yogis ...

Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolutionary advantage to them – ...

A study from researchers connected to the University of Tubingen and the University of Cape Town looked at hybridization in ...

For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our ...

A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.

His superpower has always been speaking his mind – and his majestic new BBC show aims to shatter our ideas about life itself. The presenter talks mass extinction, spiders who dream and why people get ...

A lie can ruin a friendship, but some of history’s biggest whoppers managed to derail nations, science, and entire generations. Lies. They’re a part of life, but some have had such a massive impact ...

A new study has examined just how mothers influence the size of their child’s head – and as a result, its brain size and ...