Recent analysis of ancient antelope teeth has provided unexpected insights into the lives of early humans, challenging long-held assumptions about their daily activities and environments. These ...

She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains continue to yield theories and questions. In a ...

Buried beneath the volcanic soil of a remote Indonesian island lies one of paleoanthropology’s most jaw-dropping discoveries — a tiny, ancient human relative that walked remarkably like you do. Homo ...

Few environments reveal the mechanics of human movement as clearly as a kitchen. Pots, pans, countertops, ovens, and fridges form the stage of a new project led by Mathis, assistant professor at ...

Millions of neurons branch throughout our bodies, keeping them in close communication with our brains. This peripheral network begins to take shape long before birth, as the cells of a growing embryo ...

Imagine a world where the keys to every door were left under a proverbially convenient doormat. It's an open invitation to chaos, though the "finders-keepers" of the cyber world would describe it as ...

The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey pathogens in waterways and their surroundings, all at the same time. DNA is contained in each cell of every plant, ...