Stone-Age cannibalism, elephant seals act as deep sea sentinels, rabbits eat their own teeth, and our ears used to be gills.

The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a ...

Ancient Magdalenians practiced cannibalism, consuming enemies and possibly loved ones, revealing prehistoric violence.

Major brands are splurging on AI-powered ads, but behind the flashy marketing is a troubling disregard for jobs, ethics, and ...

Neanderthals lost genetic diversity around 110,000 years ago. Researchers confirmed this by studying fossilized inner ears.

The referred specimen of the enantiornithine bird Shangyang sp. (IVPP V 26899) was recovered near La-Ma-Dong Village in Jian-Chang County, within the Jiufotang Formation (dated ∼120 Ma). It can be ...

Researchers examine evidence of manipulation of human remains from Maszycka Cave. An international research team, including ...

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, ...

D NA’s power to illuminate humanity’s past never ceases to amaze. Collected from those now alive, it shows how their ...

Evo 2 now includes information from humans, plants, and other eukaryotic species to expand its capabilities in generative functional genomics.

A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...