Alex Snowdon explains why the oppression of women is not eternal or natural and is bound up with class exploitation Karl Marx ...

Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of ...

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna has uncovered new insights into how ...

An analysis of ancient animal bones found in Germany suggests that Neanderthals extracted grease from them to gobble up 125,000 years ago.

Researchers have recovered and sequenced Mycobacterium lepromatosis genomes from 4,000-year-old human remains in Chile, ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

A new U.S. proposal could give all eight pangolin species Endangered Species Act protection for the first time.