In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 - crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to ...

Discover the meaning and symbolism behind all 12 animal signs in the Chinese zodiac to see what they reveal about your ...

Discover the meaning and symbolism behind all 12 animal signs in the Chinese zodiac to see what they reveal about your ...

Senate Bill 78, approved 36-12, would require students to leave phones and smartwatches at home or put them in a secure location for the entire school day. The bill makes a few exceptions, including ...

New research shows early humans created structured ancient symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing appeared.

With the exception of infectious diseases, examination of the environmental causes of illness has been piecemeal. Gary Miller, a toxicologist at Columbia University who also addressed the meeting, ...

Indigenous leader Fábio Titiah recalls the night he walked the trail to the village of Água Vermelha, in the ...

New evidence published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates humans experimented with symbolic writing as much as 40,000 years ago. If tru ...

The country's political debate is increasingly peppered with profanity but subjects such as immigration have been flashpoints for centuries.