Evidence that modern humans and an older hominin species used the same cave, probably during overlapping periods, has been ...

A mysterious creature with human-like hands found mummified in a historic building is being probed by scientists – and nobody's quite sure what it is. The mummy, dubbed the Capacabra, was found at ...

A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same cave. The enticing possibility even exists that both species overlapped, ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

Humans have built lucrative industries out of safari trips: candid on-the-ground looks at wild animals in their natural ...