Scientists suggest captive chimpanzees engage in 'socially contagious urination'—that is, when one primate starts peeing, others quickly follow suit Sarah Kuta New research suggests modern ...

Ancient artifacts such as stone tools and fossils, including ancient human skulls and teeth, provide crucial information for understanding the origins of modern humans. The archaeological record ...

However, the study, published in the journal Nature, was greeted with caution by one expert, who says you can't reconstruct the story of human origins from mitochondrial DNA alone. Other analyses ...

The story of human evolution is more intricate than ever ... which argued for a complete replacement of indigenous populations by African-origin modern humans. Current evidence suggests a blend ...

But, for context, the dominant 'out of Africa' hypothesis on human origin has long maintained that modern humans first appeared in southern Africa only around 50,000 years ago — hundreds of ...

Humanoid Origin, the game studio founded by Mass Effect co-creator Casey Hudson, is shutting down, according to an official post from the company today. The LinkedIn post announcing the shuttering ...