North Pole drifted over Europe, an event that may have influenced human evolution. A recent study explores how this episode could have differently affected Homo ...

In a commencement speech at Temple University, I shared my views on how new college graduates can compete with powerful ...

The face of the oldest known human has been reconstructed ... named after the site in Morocco where they were found – and proved humans, or Homo sapiens, evolved 100,000 years earlier than ...

While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat breeds look more and ...

In the face of this seemingly decisive evidence, why do I cling to my belief that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens are distinct species? Well, in my view the problem is not with ancient couplings between ...

Recently the Kennis brothers reconstructed the face of another modern human, Cheddar Man - the oldest nearly complete Homo sapiens skeleton found in Britain. This pioneering reconstruction was based ...

Murderbot,” a sci-fi comedy about a binge-watching killing machine, introduces TV’s latest fascinating cyberbeing for an age ...

A fine mist accompanies the clan as the sun rises and they begin their journey. There are 12 people in total, some of them ...

Neandertals also had a chinless face with peculiar nasal cavities ... and the olfactory lobes of Homo sapiens are larger than those of Neandertals. This could indicate a better or differently ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...

Cave dwelling, clothing and sunscreen may be the reason Homo sapiens outlasted the Neanderthals, a new study suggests. Neanderthals became extinct about 40,000 years ago, leaving modern humans as ...

Jon Jones offers a hilarious yet honest take on the viral 100 men vs. gorilla debate, naming NFL and UFC heavyweights for the job.