Signs of de-fleshing on bones found in a Belgian cave suggest that one group of Neanderthals cannibalized another.

Marilu Henner can immediately remember everything she did Feb. 24, 1977. It was a Thursday. She was living in New York. She ...

A Harvard physicist who once accepted evolution without question says a surprising encounter with faith forced him to rethink ...

Just as ‘wars begin in the minds of men’, peace also begins in our minds. The same species who invented war is capable of inventing peace. The responsibility lies with each of us.”                    ...

A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

The ancient art of falconry brings together man and bird, but they're not besties. It's a convenient way for a raptor to get ...

The fossilised bones of our ancestors remain silent. So, how can we possibly imagine what our earliest languages sounded like ...

Scientists at Penn measured Homo sapien DNA in the X chromosomes of male Neanderthal bones. They found 62% more sapien DNA than on other Neanderthal chromosomes. Their analysis: Male Neanderthals were ...

At multiple archaeological sites across southern Africa, researchers have uncovered hundreds of unusual fragments of ostrich ...

Religiosity is declining in America. Gallup reports the share of Americans saying religion is "important in their daily life" ...

But there was one problem: the skull had been crushed and distorted over time. Its true shape had been hidden by pressure, age, and damage. Some features ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...