Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the Neanderthals and Denisovans that our ancestors ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

For YEARS I’ve wanted to try a Disney cruise, and last week I finally did it. I’ve just disembarked the Disney Magic and ...

The Sunda Shelf is home to a rich Pleistocene hominin fossil record, including specimens of Homo floresiensis, Homo ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that the famous Cambrian explosion—the dramatic burst of diverse animal life—might have ...