Many scientists see evidence of language in the sounds animals put together, but they may be kidding themselves.

Many scientists see evidence of language in the sounds animals put together, but they may be kidding themselves.

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across ...

The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution. But it ...

Research data suggests humans may have nearly gone extinct almost 1 million years ago, but scientists aren't sure why.

Feature Scientists are finding ever-earlier examples of artistic expression in the archaeological record that reshape what we know about the cognitive abilities of our archaic human relatives ...

Scientists were able to determine the biological sex of the Paranthropus robustus specimens by analyzing specific protein ...

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Nearly one million years ago, humanity came perilously close to disappearing. A new study reveals that our ancestors may have ...

Our evolutionary advantage over our primate relatives may come down to accelerated genetic expression in just six types of ...