Recent scientific breakthroughs highlight diverse discoveries, ranging from a small dinosaur fossil in Argentina to insights into prehistoric interbreeding between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.

The transition from non-life to life was very likely aided by an asteroid hitting Earth, prebiotic chemistry, molecular ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the debate about the last ...

These three connected stories about the whole of human history can’t quite sustain the necessary emotional heft.

On the same day, two things happened that had no direct connection—but when I thought about them together, I began to see a relationship  that wasn’t ...

I’m trying to imagine what it would be like going through life not knowing the names of the plants and animals around you,” ...

The birth of writing could be 40,000 years earlier than previously thought after scientists found etchings in a German cave.

German discovery of Stone Age art may reveal a precursor to writing ...

New genomic research suggests our species descended from a deep fusion between two ancient lineages — one of them a mysterious “ghost.” ...

UFOs are back in the news, implying that non-humans have nothing better to do than zip about our skies. The idea is completely absurd, especially given our embarrassingly modest place in the universe.

For a long time, imagination was considered a human endeavor. When we’re children, we invent invisible friends and turn ...