A new study shows the virus could have doubled the frequency of certain genetic variants in a South African province if ...

The cognitive differences between Neanderthals and humans were smaller than those between different present-day populations.

If anyone’s around in 170,000 years, we challenge you to beat this shot.

A tiny, first-of-its-kind, nanoscale demonstration shows how we could one day send a spacecraft to another star, within a ...

When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the ...

The idea is probably a non-starter for lots of other reasons, but exploring the implications shows how delicate the global ...

The length of a single animal’s life can vary massively within the natural world, from Greenland sharks that can live to 400 ...

In 1988, a group of scientists investigated their lab after several unusual incidents and found a sub-perceptual explanation. A new experiment added evidence that sounds we cannot hear may be to blame ...

It even has its own "Bisti Beast".

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is even more extreme. The ratio of semi-heavy water to regular water is 30 times larger than in ...