Our hominin ancestor had bigger brains and probably went extinct with climate change. Who are we to judge?

New research resolves a scientific debate about when tuberculosis became established in humans

What she found in a tiny crevice in Gypsum Cave rewrote the history of humans in North America

Brian Switek's book breathes new life into our understanding of old bones

For a long time, we thought our species were the only artists

In the era of GMO crops, farmers can learn old lessons of diversity

There's a growing body of evidence that humans have been modifying tropical forests for over 40,000 years