Scientists have long known that ancient Homo sapiens and Neanderthals lived alongside each other for thousands of years—until ...

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

A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens, but the continuity of ...

From natural wayfinding to communal memory, eleven human abilities science confirms we have lost over time. The post 11 Human ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Narrow, worn stairs beneath the 11th-century Pembroke Castle in Wales lead into a shadowy cavern where early humans once ...

In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side with a newly identified species of Australopithecus nearly three million years ...

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

This article is authored by Piyush Roy author, filmmaker, professor and dean, School of Film, Media & Creative Arts, RV ...

Instead of hunting big game or wielding fire, the hobbit-like hominin Homo floresiensis likely scavenged leftovers of prey ...

The history of mankind has been littered with creativity and ingenuity, with many ancient inventions still being used today.

Fourteen members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships.