A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

An excavation in Italy has unearthed the oldest and first known evidence of father-daughter incest in the archaeological record, a new genetic study reveals. The team found genetic clues of this ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Archaeologists discovered an unusually flat-topped skull at a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican site. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

When scientists recently unearthed ancient skeletons in Colombia, DNA tests should’ve linked them to someone—anyone—alive today. Instead, they found a lineage with no clear connection to the rest of ...

A study proposes that aging may impact the genome of dogs and humans in similar ways. Researchers analyzed the genomes of 104 labrador retrievers between the ages of 4 weeks and 16 years old. Break ...

When scientists recently unearthed ancient skeletons in Colombia, DNA tests should’ve linked them to someone—anyone—alive today. Instead, they found a lineage with no clear connection to the rest of ...

The district attorney's office said the man is a previous tenant. Authorities have named a person of interest after the discovery of human remains at a San Diego property prompted an ongoing ...

Here's what many senior lawyers are thinking, even if they won't say it out loud, according to Lauren Krasnow. Douglas, a law firm leader, was frustrated. He told me during our coaching session, "On ...

EVERETT — Law enforcement rescued a teenage girl and arrested a suspect wanted in two states on multiple felony charges during a multi-state human trafficking investigation that involved two motels on ...

Sometimes remarkable discoveries can be found in unexpected places. That’s what happened when archeologists examined fossilized human poop and found the remains of an entire snake, including an intact ...