Early human ancestors called the LRJ Group lived in Europe for 80 generations, intermingling with Neanderthals, before ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

The rare artifacts reveal secrets of early Neolithic farming and daily life. New evidence uncovered at a dig site in Huesca, ...

Flinders University researchers have uncovered a biological process that could explain some stillbirths and pave the way for ...

The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...

Ancient pottery reveals early farmers were using math thousands of years before numbers, embedding geometry and patterns into ...

From domestication to art, here’s a look at 14 fascinating things humans were up to 10,000 years ago. The domestication of ...

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After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules linked to life. These sulfur-rich compounds, including certain amino acids, ...