Around 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a chaotic shift that temporarily weakened the planet’s natural ...

"If Neanderthals had survived, how would human history and society be different today?" ‘Damage Done’: New Poll Reveals Trump ...

To investigate the archaic ancestry of the living human population, Akey and Vernot set to work searching for Neanderthal DNA in modern genomes. They developed a statistical approach to identify ...

Writer Michael Pulley recalls the mouth-breathing bullies he encountered in his youth and reflects on some of the same behavior prominent now.

We all know that Neanderthals and Modern Humans are closest related to each other when it comes to different species in the ...

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

A study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefited from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the Laschamps excursion.

Ochre clay used in body painting gave our ancestors protection against a rise in harmful UV radiation, say scientists ...