When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

Most museums whisper politely about the past, but Columbus Collective Museums in Columbus, Georgia screams it at you from every direction while wearing a vintage lunch box as a hat. This place makes ...

Hockey’s a very cool game. It’s hotter than ever, since the men’s and women’s Olympic teams came home with gold medals. There ...

Jeffrey Epstein discussed numerous ideas of genetic superiority in the files, including creating his own “designer babies.” Epstein’s journey marks a darker history and requires action to truly ...

The curious minds at What If compress the evolution of humans into just 20 minutes, exploring adaptation, migration, and future evolution.

Another suggestion is that tails disappeared from the earliest apes due to a genetic mistake. When a single short stretch of DNA found in humans and other apes, but not in other primates, was added to ...

A new analysis argues that this daily work of processing and cooking food helped reshape human bodies and social life. It explores how fire, tools, and cooperation driven by women changed humans’ ...

In an ecosystem that’s losing much of its biodiversity, mosquitoes might be shifting to a new food source. Researchers analyzed blood meals of mosquitoes captured in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and ...