Scientists trace the origins of human kissing back over 20 million years to ancient apes who first showed gentle ...

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million ...

About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as "the hobbit ...

A major study shows complex cells evolved gradually in an oxygen-poor world, challenging long-held assumptions about life’s ...

To the research team working to save him, KJ Muldoon was first known only as Patient Eta. But within months, KJ’s name — and ...