A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

For decades, the story seemed settled: one early human species left Africa and spread across the world. But a new study ...

Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But ...

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?

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In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new study based on analyses of the genomes of 28 people who lived between 10,200 ...

Sometimes, dogs need a few boundaries. And sometimes, that requires a lecture. And while our lectures to our dogs are mostly in jest and funny, it sometimes feels like they understand everything we ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...

UC Berkeley’s philosophy department is launching a new lecture series program titled the Sarah Douglas Lectures on Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence, which will focus on AI and its relationship ...

One of the School of Law’s oldest traditions will feature one of its most familiar — and most thought-provoking — voices. This fall’s James McCormick Mitchell Lecture will be delivered by UB professor ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – One of the University at Buffalo School of Law’s oldest traditions will feature one of its most familiar — and most thought-provoking — voices. This fall’s James McCormick Mitchell ...

Share on Pinterest Human brain cell evolution may be linked to autism, neurodiversity, according to a new study. Image credit: Lauren Lee/Stocksy A new study concludes that the speed at which the ...