Tens of thousands of years ago, Homo sapiens coexisted with Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis. Many of us living today ...

Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolutionary advantage to them – ...

We're honoring America's 250th anniversary by rounding up the most life-changing medical inventions from right here in the USA. In our modern lives, it’s hard to imagine surgery without anesthesia, ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...

An international team of cave explorers has shown that cave walls and the prehistoric rock art that adorns them can preserve human DNA for thousands of years.

Unusual sights, odd discoveries and surprising moments come together in a video collection that keeps the pace moving. Each clip offers a new situation that feels strange enough to deserve a second ...

This overview argues that the story of human evolution is being reshaped by a series of recent discoveries rather than by one single breakthrough alone. It points to finds such as 3.3-million-year-old ...

Deep in the hills of central Israel, a new discovery is rewriting the history of human cooperation. For decades, scientists have debated the nature of the relationship between Neanderthals and early ...

The Dragon Man was first unearthed in the 1930s (Image: EUREKALERT!/AFP via Getty Images) A groundbreaking archaeological dig has unearthed a skull which could belong to a never before seen species of ...

This article is part of “The Young American Scientists,” which includes stories of 28 extraordinary scientists poised to change the world, as well as a deep look at the past, present and future of ...

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is starting against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, but that doesn't mean he couldn't have a little fun on Monday's off day. Skenes was driving by the Ingomar ...