But a new study hints that maybe we aren’t so special. A million years ago, researchers have found, an extinct species of human relatives known as Homo erectus thrived in a harsh desert ...

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not what scientists believed they were, new research finds. Instead ...

On January 14, hippies and other counterculture participants swarmed to the polo grounds in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park in a gathering called the Human Be-In. Timothy Leary advised ...

Now, one theorist warns that the human civilization of 8.2 billion people is at a critical junction: teetering between what he forecasts will be authoritarian collapse and superabundance.

“Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution. They are the messengers of dignity, justice and peace,” said Mr. Türk. However, despite their invaluable work, human rights defenders face ...

The Bible's lex talionis—"Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" (Exodus 21:24–27)—has captured the human imagination for millennia. This idea of fairness has been a ...

The announcement said it committed up to $125 million for the project, which it is calling the Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts program. The agency's director, Renee Wegryzn, said it ...

TikTok's 'Eye of Rah' meme is trending online. The meme combines absurdism with ancient Egyptian symbolism. Rashad Bowens' video was creatively edited by Jeremiah Springfield. In the ever-changing ...

spoke to Middle East Eye about the "horrifying hours" when Israeli soldiers held medical staff and used them as human shields inside the hospital. "When they stormed the ground stores, they used ...

In a few decades, gene-editing technologies could reduce the likelihood of common human diseases. Societies must use this time to prepare for their arrival. Read the paper: Heritable polygenic ...

What does Eye of Ra mean? The “Eye of Rah” meme draws from the ancient Egyptian symbol linked to the sun god Ra, representing vengeance and protection. According to Medium, the Eye of Rah ...