A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

A new study has examined how mothers influence the size of their child's head—and, as a result, brain size and future ...

Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolutionary advantage to them – ...

Photo: Katerina Harvati Replicas of a Homo habilis skull (right) and an early Homo sapiens skull (left), illustrating two key ...

A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth. For tens of thousands of ...

As I picked up the coins, I noticed I was using different movements to gather everything, and those movements seemed to ...

Human evolution is generally explained through changes in brain size, locomotion or tool use, but new research from Wits University suggests that gum disease and changes in facial structure may have ...

All known skeletons of the ancient human relative Homo naledi discovered in a South African cave system appear to be female, ...

Scientists studied the remains of a mysterious human relative called Homo naledi found deep in a South African cave and ...

Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish may have evolved large brains because of the challenges posed by their environments rather ...

Employment law increasingly asks employers to demonstrate more than procedural compliance. Here's why exercising and ...

The Executive Secretary of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Raymond Archer, has raised the alarm over the ...