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

Since 2010, scientists have known that Neanderthals and our ancestors had offspring together, and those hybrid babies passed down their genes to many present-day people. But the idea of “archaic ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

Artists often find inspiration in the most unexpected places, including books that may not be directly related to art ...

At Davos, Nikhil Kamath and Yuval Noah Harari discussed the evolving role of religion and AI. Harari suggested that AI could ...

Sometimes a single book lands in your lap at exactly the right moment and flips your entire worldview upside down. It's wild ...

Things are starting to look like we may be the only species that has a chance to stop its own potential demise. The apes never held hearings about Homo sapiens ...

Modern work was not designed for the human mind. From agriculture to AI, specialization brought wealth but reduced clarity, variety, and agency. Here’s how to reclaim them.

February is for love and politics. Each year, we celebrate on February 14th the execution by Roman Emperor Claudius II of the early Christian saint named “Valentine.” And in even-numbered ...

Black history has always existed. The fight has never been about whether it happened, but whether it would be acknowledged, taught, and remembered. This year at theGrio, our Black History Month theme ...

Associate Professor Food Process Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham A few thousand years ago, sugar was unknown in the western world. Sugarcane, a tall grass ...

A few thousand years ago, sugar was unknown in the western world. Sugarcane, a tall grass first domesticated in New Guinea around 6000BC, was initially chewed for its sweet juice rather than ...