The climate and early human societies were changing quickly during the fall of our closest evolutionary relative—and are big ...

Genome-level research suggests early Homo sapiens may have begun using language around 135,000 years ago. While all human ...

The genetic hardware that gave rise to humanity’s unique language capabilities first emerged at least 135,000 years ago, when ...

New genetic research suggests that humans first developed language around 135,000 years ago when populations began ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.

Fragments of a partial skull unearthed in a cave in northern Spain have revealed a previously unknown population of ancient ...

This week, we reported on the difficulty humans experience trying to read their dogs' emotions. Researchers reported that ...

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared ...

Few people could write so genially, even humorously, about our existential crisis. Henry Gee can, in his excellent new book ...