Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised ...

Why do animals behave differently, and what are the consequences of this? A research team from the Collaborative Research ...

A study incorporating new DNA data and archaeological evidence has shown that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a ...

A study incorporating fresh DNA data and archaeological evidence has revealed that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a massive population turnover. The research shows that late Neanderthals ...

A fossil discovered in Egypt could reshape our understanding of human ancestry and evolution, revealing a previously unknown ...

Recent studies of ancient dog DNA reveal insights into the origins and evolution of dogs, highlighting their long-standing companionship with humans.

A small bone fragment from Denisova Cave in Siberia turned out to belong to a 13-year-old girl who lived around 90,000 years ...

Paintings from ancient Egypt show the harvesting of grapes and the making of wine. Mesopotamian murals illustrate elites rai ...

Almost 200 years after Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking trip to the Galápagos islands, a graduate student from San Francisco ...

A new study published in Nature has uncovered the earliest genetic evidence for the existence of dogs. Using ancient DNA analysis, researchers identified dogs at archaeological si ...

After a feature is devalued, you’re getting people ready for its eventual removal. If the S Pen loses all features, Samsung ...

Images available on request*In the largest study of canid remains to date, new genetic techniques allowed two thirds of analysed remains to be ...