The origins of cultural innovations in early Homo sapiens have sparked much debate. However, a significant discovery in Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy, may resolve one such long-standing ...

Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

A new study supports a growing theory that the Neanderthals' downfall was not due to environmental changes or disease but their antisocial lifestyle.

A team of researchers, composed of specialists from the University of Cape Town, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...

A team of archaeologists has uncovered the remains of an ancient and previously unknown agricultural civilization in Morocco, ...

Though measuring animal intelligence is tricky, some animals show remarkable cognitive abilities that may rival our own.

For the past five years, my commute has been a thrilling five-foot journey from my ‘office’ to my bed and back—talk about ...

The other side of the tea raj When the Britishers introduced tea as an export crop to old Ceylon in mid 19th century, it was ...

Phi Saga" isn't for everyone, but the author set this exploration of AI loose in the world to find its audience.

A ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony, done in the correct manner, may well be a welcome addition to our culture, (Chris Kenny, ...

Should we only be nude when bathing? Nudity has meaning of some kind for everyone; let's mentally disrobe & engage in some ...