Three rare discoveries — the earliest human Cryptosporidium infection in Roman Bulgaria, a 500-million-year-old tunicate ...

A mysterious ancient skull long believed to hold the key to human evolution is now at the center of a stunning scientific ...

A new study finds natural selection has reshaped hundreds of human genes in the past 10,000 years, driven by farming, disease, and lifestyle.

In this video, we explore the entire 13.8 billion year history of our Universe compressed into a single calendar year. Key milestones include the Big Bang, the formation of the first stars and ...

A primer on medieval chants, minimalist opera and everything in between. By Mitchell Kuga The origins of what we think of as Western classical music date back to the 10th century, with the development ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, behaviour and other traits. The biggest ever study of ancient human DNA shows ...

Unraveling the mystery of human evolution, thirty-five feet in the air. A chimpanzee female (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) sleeps in a nest built in a tree in Uganda's Kibale National Park. The ...

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even ...

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 ...

Homo erectus is arguably the first hominin that really started to resemble us, with shorter arms and longer legs than species that came before. It was also the first human ancestor known to have ...

Scientists have finally come face-to-face with an ancient human ancestor called Little Foot. A new digital reconstruction reveals the visage of one of our oldest close human relatives, researchers ...

Feb. 14, 2008: New artist collective Meow Wolf opens an all-ages art and music venue on Second Street with a new installation, Meowzorz, by founding members Quinn Eldon Tincher and Matt King. The ...