Every so often, a person will decide they have had enough of living in a mortal body. They will look in the mirror and think, I could do better. By ...

Our faces don’t just distinguish us from other people, but other species as well. Neanderthals bore stout jaws and broad noses, their features jutting forward like cliffs of bone. Chimpanzees, our ...

If we can thrive without harm, why wouldn’t we?—a compassionate checkpoint before the dinner debate. Crafting responses to ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat ...

A team of archaeologists has announced a major finding relating to the Neanderthals. They announced the finding in the ...

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing ...

The Neanderthals were said to be running a “fat factory” around 125,000 years ago in modern-day Germany. A paper published in ...

Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

Researchers have described proteins that they say are among the most ancient ever sequenced. Two teams, which analysed ...

On the skin, millions of microbial colonists quietly coexist with their host as microscopic allies that help maintain health ...

Discover how ancient humans scaled up their food production to survive in harsh environments.

By studying the site, close connections with present-day Sichuan province (neighboring Xizang), and the upstream Yangtze River are evident, showcasing a history of interaction, exchange and ...