Did Humans Nearly Go Extinct 900,000 Years Ago? A Biologist Explains
At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what…
Anthropologists Still Can’t Agree On The Answer
The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet scientists still debate why we evolved it. Here’s…
Right Between Meerkats and Wild Dogs
Image credits: Satya deep. If you ask some people, they’ll tell you humans are wired to be monogamous…
Study Warns of Major Toll ‘Chronic Stress’ Could Be Taking On Humans
Humans may be biologically unequipped to handle the relentless pace and pressures of modern life, a new study…
‘Crash out’ culture and the new meaning of health for young New Zealanders
So does “crashing out” speak to a cultural current impacting New Zealand’s young people? Or is it just…
Million-year-old Skull Could Change Human Evolution Timeline
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years…
Scientists Finally Uncover the Origin of the Mysterious Bronzetti Figures
Close up of a Nuragic bronzetti, a bronze statuette of circa 10 cm height with the typical horned…
Extinct human relative practiced cultural burials 120,000 years ago
Paleoanthropologists have once again sparked a debate after suggesting that a long-extinct human relative may have buried its…