When the two species got together tens of thousands of years ago, the hookups may have often involved a male Neanderthal and a female human, according to a new study. The findings, described February ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

This is the unsettling arc of Homo sapiens, from a precarious African species to the first creature capable of reshaping Earth’s climate and biosphere. Drawn from Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth ...

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Very few people alive today have seen the Appalachian forests as they existed a century ago. Even as state and national parks preserved ever more of the ecosystem, fungal pathogens from Asia nearly ...

A new exhibition about birds ranges from old masters paintings to contemporary art. The show is “a mad sprawl of instincts and intuitions,” says its curator, Simon Schama. “The Goldfinch” by Carel ...

Islands are famous for producing some of the world's strangest creatures, and now a new international study shows that the evolution of bird species on Hawaiian islands includes an ibis with unusually ...

New research suggests pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia, may have played a key role in the extinction of the Neanderthal species. Neanderthals, our closest ancient relatives, vanished ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...