From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would ...

This innovative approach combines climate data, archaeological evidence, and population dynamics to simulate how Neanderthals moved across the landscape. The model reveals that by the time ...

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Far from the baby-cheeked cherubs of Renaissance art, they were fiery beings who inspired fear.

Marcel Ravidat, an 18-year-old student, was exploring the woods in Montignac in Dordogne, southern France, when his dog named ...

Discoveries ranging from the oldest known example of human mummification to first deliberate use of fire by people were made ...

Mind-blowing science books offer a staggering look at the secret logic of fungi, the evolution of the human mind, and the ...

A groundbreaking genetic study has revealed that Italians who reach 100 carry significantly more ancient Western hunter-gatherer DNA than their younger counterparts. The research, published in ...

Life without pausing to celebrate and experience human togetherness can feel long and exhausting,” says wine and gastronomy ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

According to scientists, the first recorded evidence of kissing dates back nearly 4,500 years to the ancient Middle East.

The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was.