Long before humans became master hunters, our ancestors were already thriving by making the most of what nature left behind. New research suggests that scavenging animal carcasses wasn’t a desperate ...

Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed. By modeling how sound moved ...

The return of humans to the British Isles after the end of the last ice sheet, which covered much of the northern hemisphere, ...

Since the turn of the millennium, our understanding of our ancestors and extended cousins has shifted dramatically, thanks to ...

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree.