A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the ...

For most of human history, straight, well spaced teeth were the norm, not a luxury that required years of metal and elastic bands. Archaeologists routinely lift ancient skulls from the ground and find ...

SD: Yeah, and so here’s the twist. For most of human history, people didn’t need braces. AC: Which is wild. SD: So wild. It’s ...

The close relationship between humans and dogs has been ongoing for more than 14,000 years, a new study has discovered.

NEW YORK — Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don’t know much about who got with whom, or why. A new genetic ...

Scientists have discovered an ancient relative of all living apes in northern Egypt, highlighting how the hunt for human evolutionary history spans well beyond celebrated fossils found in east Africa.

New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have ...

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...