Our early human ancestors telling fireside stories may have propelled the development of speech by facilitating discussion of ...

Far from being a brief stopover, the team says the site was a base camp, inhabited by prehistoric humans on and off for over ...

Elephants are ecosystem engineers. They trample trees, loosen soil with their tusks, and can even create trails and watering ...

The researchers were most interested in comparing how well the two groups performed a move they referred to as a “slam start” ...

In fact, their poop piles are so dense that they show up on satellite images. And the guano stains aren’t just in the spots ...

The traditional Neanderthal stereotype might be that of a club-wielding caveman, but they actually had some pretty sophisticated technology. Our archaic cousins fashioned all manner of delicate ...

Many people really hate needles. When they have to give blood or get an IV for even a small medical procedure, they may panic, tensing up their muscles and spiking their heart rate, which can amplify ...

In 1960, a paper published in Science offered a grim prediction: the rapidly exploding human population would reach infinity on Friday, November 13, 2026, resulting in the extinction of humankind.

What has hairy feet, legs dotted with eggs, and a mouth loaded with tentacles like a Sarlacc from Star Wars? That’s how researchers from the University of British Columbia describe seven such ...

How are your knees doing? Do they crackle like a campfire when you get off the couch? Do they send sharp, nagging pains reminding you to sit down if you’ve been standing too long? “Unlike the joints ...

There’s a bit of a mystery surrounding obesity. Even though it’s a risk factor for a whole host of health problems, it also seems to offer some mortality benefits. For example, obese individuals ...