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

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...

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

Paleolithic tools found at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya suggest that early Homo species kept their technology going even ...

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

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

Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints ...

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

A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.

From village dogs to toy poodles to mastiffs, dogs come in an astonishing array of shapes, colors and sizes. Today there are ...

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

Kissing is something of a mystery, being "only documented in 46 percent of human cultures," noted psychologist Catherine ...