Artificial intelligence (AI) has been part of my world for more than a decade. My early work in tech introduced me to both the potential and the problems that come with building systems designed to ...

Humans navigate today's world with a genetic profile largely the same as that of our Paleolithic ancestors, which has affected our susceptibility to several modern diseases.

New research shows early humans relied on many plant foods. They ground seeds, cooked roots, and used simple tools long ...

A large ancient DNA study reveals that early humans in southern Africa lived in long-term isolation for at least 200,000 ...

“For those who control the bard, control everything,” The Matrix film series actor Hugo Weaving ominously says in a voiceover ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new ...

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

Human statues found hidden in the wall of Gobeklitepe: a 12,000-year-old discovery that reopens the mystery of the world's ...

Archaeologists suspect the ancient society carried out two types of human sacrifices – one that involved mass burials of men ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new ...

Human figures in 'Stone Hills,' where the Bible's Abraham settled, attest to the start of human settlements 11,000 years ago: ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...