The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Just as humans have historically gathered during winter, many animals do the same. Animals may not be exchanging presents or ...

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both ...

Project Amplify is Nike’s latest attempt to put some spring in your step with help from a powered mechanism that enhances the natural movement of the human ankle and lower leg. Or, you can strap on ...

When the rodent cGAS enzyme was inserted into human and mouse cells in the laboratory, the researchers observed that it significantly enhanced the cells' ability to repair DNA and in turn reduced the ...

Researchers at CSIRO, Australia's National Science Agency, have figured out a way to determine the lifespan of different species. It doesn't even matter if the species is extinct! Can you guess how ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Luis E. Romero is an entrepreneur, author and speaker. “Who’s smarter—humans or AI?” Experts and the general public wrestle with ...

Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on record? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Introduction: Risk coupling (RC) analysis of underground gas storage (UGS) leakage accident risks is critical to overall natural gas storage safety. Consequently, the interactions among diverse risk ...