Our faces don’t just distinguish us from other people, but other species as well. Neanderthals bore stout jaws and broad ...

When researchers in China announced a possible new human species from a cave in Hebei province, they did more than add ...

Our ancient primate relatives—including Neanderthals—may have enjoyed a nice peck on the lips. But researchers still don’t ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...

Scientists trace the origins of human kissing back over 20 million years to ancient apes who first showed gentle ...

A new study suggests that many modern health challenges may stem from a deep evolutionary mismatch between our ancient biology and today’s industrialized environments.

Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time. Despite its proximity to other groups of ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

Humans navigate today's world with a genetic profile largely the same as that of our Paleolithic ancestors, which has ...