That could place the ancestors of Homo sapiens—modern humans—outside Africa, an idea which flips everything palaeontologists ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

With the human family tree now more like a hedge and twice as many known moons, Bill Bryson talks to the New Scientist ...

The Out of Africa theory describes how early human species evolved in Africa before migrating across Eurasia and beyond. This ...

“Focus on twavel, welationships and twacking down dat waskily wabbit.” – Elmer Fudd reading his horoscope. I have decided to bone up on how the study of planetary cycles guide us towards a more ...

Dr Sumedha Kotwal [email protected] Humanity has always looked upward and inward, seeking meaning, purpose, and ...

India is now Ethiopia’s second-largest trading partner — a position built on a steady flow of goods that keeps the Ethiopian ...

For a warmer take on the brown French tip trend, opt for a glossy chestnut polish. It mimics the appearance of suntanned skin ...

Hidden in the darkness of a remote limestone chamber, a cluster of ancient finger marks has forced archaeologists to confront ...

Some experts think “xenobot” cells that reorganize themselves after death signify a form of consciousness—while others ...

Relations between dogs and people are so normal and pervasive as to pass almost unregarded. Yet viewed objectively, this ...

We, humans, treat animals like animals, so why should we be surprised when we treat humans like animals? If only we could bring ourselves to like animals.