An international team of cave explorers has shown that cave walls and the prehistoric rock art that adorns them can preserve human DNA for thousands of years.

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A new protein analysis of Homo naledi skeletons reveals a curious twist—none of them seem to have Y chromosomes.

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In fact, when they were tickled, laughter from both apes and humans was isochronous, meaning that the laughs followed a ...

Feted by royalty and friends with other intellectual luminaries of his day, George Forster was one history's greatest ...

This month offers celestial meetups, a brilliant full buck moon, and prime opportunities to explore the Milky Way under dark ...