In the recent study on pain, researchers investigated three variations in the SCN9A gene, and reported greater pain ...

A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.

Fossils from Morocco, dated to 773,000 years ago, reveal an early Homo sapiens lineage, shedding light on Africa’s role in ...

Palaeolithic humans living on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar were a creative bunch to say the least, and were ...

While "Primal" Season 3 originally wasn't supposed to happen, Genndy Tartakovsky managed to pull of a triumphant ending to ...

Every time you look in the mirror, you are seeing the legacy of an extinct cousin. A small but influential fraction of your ...

A new approach using the hyoid bone uncovered distinct growth patterns. A new study has brought clarity to a long-running ...

Look in the mirror and the feature that quietly sets you apart from every other species is not your eyes or your opposable ...

The Altamura Man was discovered in a cave in southern Italy in 1993. K.A.R.S.T. PRIN Project Neanderthals had a distinctive appearance. Before they died out roughly 40,000 years ago, Homo sapiens’ ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Neanderthals have received a necessary historical revision over the ...

Neanderthals left behind various clues about their enigmatic lives. But less is known about their spiritual sides. Some archaeologists and anthropologists believe these early humans, who disappeared ...

Copious evidence from the fossil record, spread across time and geography, shows that neanderthals ate each other. Scientists have discovered neanderthal bones that bear the same marks of butchery as ...