Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became.

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene ...

UC San Diego researchers found that ancient hominids were widely exposed to lead, potentially hindering brain and language ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

Debunked measures the true size of the giant ape Gigantopithecus. Immigration crackdown may spark 'black swan event,' CEO warns A Massive New Study Says This Is What Happens to People Who Drink Black ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

A massive ape species once walked the Earth — and its remains are sparking fresh debates about what really lived alongside early humans. Top Navy official fired Jim Mitchum, ‘Thunder Road' Actor and ...

Could we be on the verge of the sixth mass extinction? To better understand what’s to come for life on Earth–and the current harm we’re doing to our own environment–we have to look into the past. But, ...

A little over two years ago, AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio was among the loudest voices calling for a moratorium on AI model development to focus on safety standards. No one paused. Instead, companies ...

Until recently, I assumed that the term “extinction burst” referred to the impact of the comet, asteroid or other catastrophic space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs. Turns out the expression ...

The Trade Desk recently classified SSPs as resellers and doubled down on a strategy that has been in place for years: establishing direct connections to supply sources. The stated goal is to ...

A century ago, half a million rhinos roamed Africa and Asia. Today, just 27,000 remain. The latest annual State Of The Rhino report, released this week by the International Rhino Foundation, shows no ...