Clothing is such a fundamental part of our daily lives that we often take its origins for granted. Imagine a time when humans roamed the Earth clad only in their natural skin. The instinct to cover ...

For decades, the “hard-steps” model of humanity’s origins has bolstered this idea, suggesting that–given how long it took us to evolve relative to the total timeline of the Sun and Earth ...

A human-specific NOVA1 gene variant may have influenced the emergence of spoken language. When introduced into mice, it ...

These data can be compared with strontium levels measured in human remains to more precisely pin down the geographic origins of individuals sold into slavery, the team reported December 30 in ...