This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

A new study suggests rapid evolution of widespread neurons in humans may explain higher autism prevalence, showing natural ...

For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the ancient genomes of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to ...

Researchers found genetic differences that likely resulted from humans killing aggressive bears, leaving docile individuals ...

The domestication of dogs began at least 17,000 years ago, marking the first major interspecies relationship in human history ...

With no humans to leave behind scraps, this urban bird evolved and developed a longer beak, which shrank again once people ...

Hybrid Personal AI leverages portable devices and personal trusted computing hubs, using personalized algorithms and models ...

A study reveals Kaziranga's swamp soil evolution, highlighting vegetation changes and rhino migration over 3,000 years.

Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

For the first time, scientists have reconstructed ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from archaeological human remains more ...