Newly sequenced Native genomes showcase a wealth of surprises, from previously unknown populations to unique high-altitude adaptations.

Domestic pigeons have surprising cultural significance. They inspired Charles Darwin in his thinking about evolution, ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins.

A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.

Fletcher’s Storythinking explains the vast role that storythinking plays in human affairs as chains of narratives drive ...

The oldest fossilised remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

Birds are vanishing at an alarming rate. Since the Late Pleistocene, thousands of species have disappeared forever. Estimates ...

The male species is remarkably more colourful than the female in most species, as has been an endless source of wonder for ...