New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.

For the first time, researchers have digitally reconstructed the facial fragments of the individual, who belonged to the Australopithecus genus ...

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

Their species name is well known, but until recently we’ve understood very little for certain about Homo habilis. Columnist ...

According to a new study, any alien civilizations out there? Probably short-lived — and doomed to fail spectacularly. For ...