Braces, rubber bands, even jaw surgery—millions endure them in pursuit of a straighter smile. But were misaligned smiles ...

Researchers at La Trobe University, Australia, and the University of Utah, U.S., report that recent DNA findings challenge ...

This was a crucial moment in our evolutionary history, but it also marked a significant change in our relationship to ...

A 140,000-year-old skull discovered in Skhul Cave on Mount Carmel, Israel, may represent one of the most significant findings in human evolutionary history. According to a new anatomical analysis, the ...

Ancient DNA from prehistoric bones reveals a 37,000-year timeline of human infections, tracing our long struggle with disease.

A child buried in the world's oldest human cemetery had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics, ...

Images released ahead of a new BBC science series depict Homo floresiensis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis plus the ...

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

Cancer does not develop overnight. It can take decades for cancer‐promoting changes in the genome to eventually lead to the ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

Human evolution cannot be understood in isolation from the animals that have shaped our biological, technological, and cultural development. From the wolves that became our first animal allies to the ...

In this paper, a new approach is presented based on the combination of the Xception Neural Network and an Improved version of Human Evolutionary Optimizer (IHEO) to overcome these limitations.