An expanding geographic range for these close Neandertal relatives leaves Denisovans' evolutionary status uncertain.

A stunning discovery in China is shaking up what we thought we knew about human evolution. Scientists have uncovered a hominid skull, nicknamed “Dragon Head,” near Hualongdong that doesn’t ...

I just read a scintillating account of Ram Setu, the “enchanting bridge” of limestone shoals that connects the Indian mainland to Sri Lanka. Written by a former student, Professor Arup K. Chatterjee, ...

It will be essential for us as a species to maintain superiority, but [...] we are not the pinnacle of creation,” he says.

The historic Sterkfontein Caves, home to some of the world’s most significant paleoanthropological finds, have officially ...

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He found a creative way to prove it.

Wits University announces the reopening of one of humanity’s most important palaeontological sites to the public.

The torpedo is the talk of 2025, but bat experiments have changed baseball and created controversy for 150 years.

Previously, the caves served primarily as a tourist destination, attracting numbers of international and local visitors. The ...

Travelling to see great apes in the wild is nothing less than a family holiday. Whether you're off to Africa to visit gentle giants or south-east Asia for charismatic redheads, encounters with our ...