A study from U.S. and Chinese researchers suggests Neanderthals and early modern humans probably had similar cognitive ...

Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands ...

A hole drilled into a 60,000-year-old molar suggests that Neanderthals practiced complex dental care long before modern ...

A new artificial intelligence model can detect signs of pancreatic cancer on CT scans up to three years before a clinical ...

For tens of thousands of years, where humans have chosen to live has long been shaped by climate and the landscape. That's why there are so few of us clinging to the crags of Mount Everest or ...

Ancient Aliens personality and extraterrestrial researcher David Wilcock has died at age 53. Colorado police reported the History Channel personality died after deputies responded to a "mental health ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners have died and landscapes have changed. After bones break down, tooth enamel ...

Little more than 50 days into her new job, the biggest news of Priya Dogra‘s Channel 4 era has arrived: Ian Katz, the UK network’s longest-serving chief content officer, is stepping down in a few ...

Nearly 800,000 years ago, early humans gathered along the shores of a lush lake in what is now northern Israel. Here, they returned again and again, hunting large animals, cooking fish over controlled ...

New study shows that early humans living about 800,000 years ago depended on fire in smart, practical ways. Instead of searching for the “best” wood, they took advantage of what nature provided, ...