New research suggests the origins of modern humans may have begun by the sea in southern Africa 70,000 years ago.

Scientists warn that losing Africa’s large animals is draining ecosystem energy and reshaping the continent’s biodiversity.

The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to ...

Before superheroes took flight across modern streaming screens or created cinematic universes, they were swinging through ...

In a world where over-tourism dominates much of the travel landscape, some destinations remain blissfully untouched by the ...

Scientists reflect on the life and work of a researcher whose discoveries made them rethink what it means to be human. By Carl Zimmer and Emily Anthes Most people know Jane Goodall, who died Wednesday ...

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said on ...

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Did you know that you’ve been glowing your whole life? No, you’re not bioluminescent like colorful jellyfish or bright fireflies, but you do emit a faint light that isn’t even visible to the naked eye ...

A million-year-old human skull suggests that the origins of modern humans may reach back far deeper in time than previously thought and raises the possibility that Homo sapiens first emerged outside ...

I have moments in this job when I realise what a curious turn my life has taken. There was, for instance, the time I sat down with a Beninese voodoo priest who warned me off papaya, the meeting ...