Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...

FILE: Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man, left, and woman at the Neanderthal museum in Mettmann, Germany, March 2009 ...

In Lake Malawi, hundreds of species of cichlid fish have evolved with astonishing speed, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study how biodiversity arises.

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

A new digital reconstruction of Little Foot’ face, one of our oldest human ancestors, is giving scientists a fresh look at ...

An international team of researchers has presented this week the analysis of a fossil discovered in Bulgaria that could ...

The Bone Museum is a collection that proves New Yorkers will make a museum out of absolutely anything, and we’re all better off for it. Glass cases filled with skulls stretching into the distance, ...

Hidden in plain sight near McClellanville sits a Georgian mansion that most South Carolinians have never heard of, which is frankly a crime against good taste. Hampton Plantation State Historic Site ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

Little Foot” is the most complete Australopithecus fossil ever found. And now we finally have an idea of what this group of ...