A single protein mutation may have had health benefits for anatomically modern humans compared to our Neanderthal cou...
My 6-year-old son randomly asked me this question: How many people can fit into Australia?– Hannah This is an inte...
Readers are advised that this article contains images of ancient human remains. At the end of this century’s firs...
The Census is of the most vital tools we have to collect data at a population level, capturing a snapshot of millions...
It began as a joke. A paleoanthropologist, a geneticist and a blood specialist were hanging around an espresso machin...
Two new studies out today in The Lancet Planetary Health reveal the stark reality of climate-related mortality, showi...
Homalictus fijiensis, female of the species. Credit: James Dorey Australian researchers have used DNA analysis to ...
Research into an impeccably preserved skull, known as the Harbin cranium, has suggested it might belong to a new huma...
One of the great human evolution detective stories has had a chapter added, with the release of new DNA evidence extr...
Socialised gender norms may influence the economic expectations men and women have. A recent study published in PN...
You may have heard that the human brain can manage social relationships with about 150 people. Or perhaps you heard 2...
It’s an age-old question in evolution: how did humans become the dominant primate, able to venture out from tropical ...
