Of all the early human ancestor fossils ever found, “Lucy” may be the most famous among examples of Australopithecus, a group ...

When the two species got together tens of thousands of years ago, the hookups may have often involved a male Neanderthal and a female human, according to a new study. The findings, described February ...

A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own ...

Few storytelling devices have served Star Trek as reliably—or as imaginatively—as time travel. From its earliest days, the ...

Biotech startup Cortical Labs claims to have taught living human brain cells how to play the seminal video game "Doom." In 2022, Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs made a big splash after ...

New research shows that the earliest sponges were soft bodied and lacked skeletons, explaining why their oldest fossils are ...

How ongoing, age-appropriate conversations about bodies, intimacy, and consent build trust, safety, and lifelong confidence for children of all ages.

The team calculated that the mosquitoes likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some ...

Brooklyn has always been a place that celebrates the unusual and the unexpected, and The Bone Museum fits right into that tradition. This is a borough that’s never been afraid to be different, to ...

Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

Set in the small New England town of Colchester, Adam Szymkowicz’s acclaimed play “Kodachrome” attracted Seabury Hall’s drama ...

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