The idea that trauma and violence can have repercussions into future generations should help people be more empathetic,” ...

Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives, sharing more than 98% of our DNA. They are endangered, with fewer than ...

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

It's confirmed: the orca has targeted the great white sharks of Australia. A recent study, published in the scientific ...

An analysis of the semicircular canals in Neanderthal ears reveals evidence of a 'bottleneck' event, leading to a reduction ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Groundbreaking DNA study reveals when humans likely began talking - Researchers estimate when Homo sapiens split from a ...