You’d spent all that time making sure your ‘do was perfect, not a hair out of place — and then you went outside. The wind ...

For more than three decades, Ötzi the Iceman has been a kind of time capsule for researchers—an Alpine body preserved so well that it keeps producing scientific “firsts.” Now, a new analysis suggests ...

Two prehistoric genomes have revealed the history of HPV and challenged the idea that Neanderthals first transmitted the ...

Two renowned prehistoric individuals were likely infected with a human papillomavirus that has been linked to several cancers ...

In 1993, researchers exploring a cave in southern Italy found a sinkhole leading to a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a ...

An African hominin population that existed very early in the Homo sapiens lineage is providing new insights into humanity's ...

Unveiling evidence of Neanderthal existence challenges historical timeline and reshapes human history. Trump calls for 10% ...

In the recent study on pain, researchers investigated three variations in the SCN9A gene, and reported greater pain ...

It billowed around your body, it stung your face, and in “The Breath of the Gods” by Simon Winchester, you need that to ...

A groundbreaking study reveals the only known rock art site where Neanderthals and modern humans created art together.

Genetic evidence suggests the last shared ancestor of present-day humans, as well as ancient Neanderthals and Denisovans, ...

A study published in Nature reported that a group of researchers has discovered new hominin fossils dating back to 773 ...