New research suggests the origins of modern humans may have begun by the sea in southern Africa 70,000 years ago.

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving ...

Jane Goodall’s life included years of detailed field observations and decades of tirelessly advocating for great ape ...

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa ...

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

Learn how lead exposure impacted ancient humans' health and brain activity up to 2 million years ago.

A new study claims to turn theories about lead upside down, revealing the neurotoxin may have caused headaches even for Neanderthals.Researchers behind the study, published on Thursday in Science ...

Several hominid species were consistently exposed to lead for almost two million years, which may have given modern humans a ...

Prehistoric hominids have been exposed to poisonous lead for at least 2 million years, a study of fossil teeth suggests, and modern humans may have evolved to cope with the toxic metal better than our ...

For centuries the ultimate emblem of Britishness has meant different things to different people, and now it is back in the news. What does its history tell us? Although centuries old, the Union flag – ...

From his earliest gaming memories playing Spyro 2 on the PlayStation, to being obsessed with the swing-out animations in Marvel's Spider-Man, Cameron has always been, and continues to be, in love with ...