Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...

Kissing is more than just “mouth-to-mouth” touching, and the study doesn’t really shed much light on why humans kiss the way ...

Kissing is an ancient trait retained over the course of evolution amongst the large apes, reveal scientists at the University of Oxford and Florida Institute of Technology.

We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things you ...

We all have an idea of the caveman art seen placed onto walls by beings long, long ago, but discoveries in three Spanish ...

Meanwhile, early dog trade might stretch even further back than the new studies indicate. To find remains from the first ...

Spices, ancient treasures of human civilization, have shaped history from currency to royalty and medicine. Traces of their ...

Over time, we have developed - and continue to develop - the traits that help us survive and flourish in the environments ...

A 4,300-year-old silver goblet unearthed in occupied Palestine may bear the earliest known artistic depiction of the origin ...

It’s still not clear why kissing evolved. From a utilitarian viewpoint, it doesn’t provide any immediate reproductive or ...

Human influence across centuries continues to define biodiversity and carbon storage in the world's largest rainforest, ...