Scientists who found a fossilized avian “voice box” describe a vastly different southern continent—with birds that diversified before the dinosaurs’ mass extinction -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
DNA analyses find that early Homo sapiens mated with other human species and hint that such interbreeding played a key role in the triumph of our kind -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
DNA analyses find that early Homo sapiens mated with other human species and hint that such interbreeding played a key role in the triumph of our kind -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
When these monkeys bang rocks together, they make stone flakes that resemble those archaeologists believe humans made two million to three million years ago. This video was reproduced with... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
When these monkeys bang rocks together, they make stone flakes that resemble those archaeologists believe humans made two million to three million years ago. This video was reproduced with... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Two studies may explain why people of African descent respond more strongly to infection, and are more prone to autoimmune diseases -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Shortly after Homo sapiens arose, harsh climate conditions nearly extinguished our species. The small population that gave rise to all humans alive today may have survived by exploiting a unique... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com