Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

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Scientists in Spain investigated which characteristics of crystals may have made them so fascinating to our ancestors.

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The great white shark species must keep swimming or else it suffocates. Likewise, tuna need to continuously swim to get ...

Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius—the earliest-known relative of all ...

A few years ago my mother-in-law, alarmed by a Staffordshire bull terrier that had moved in with our neighbours, suggested ...

Have you ever wondered where you come from, where your family came from. or whether you are in some way distantly related to people you pass on the street? RootsTech 2026 might just be the place ...

In a world consumed in loneliness, meaninglessness and despair, family history provides a surprising source of connection, purpose and even joy.