Evolution

Scientists have now identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the human evolutionary lineage that helped facilitate this defining characteristic.

Is this ancient child proof that Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals mixed far earlier than we thought?

Researchers recovered 13 teeth, ten attributed to a new unnamed Australopithecus and three to primitive Homo, hinting at co-existence.

"This discovery confirms the hypothesis that behavioral adaptations, such as the deliberate choice to eat new foods, can precede morphological changes, playing a key role in evolution."

Proteins, a cell's molecular machinery, also offer valuable information and have the virtue of surviving much longer, as new research shows.

Reduction in genetic diversity in indigenous populations may have reduced their capacity to combat diseases.

In 2015, researchers examining deep-sea sediments near the underwater volcano Loki discovered gene fragments indicating a new and previously undiscovered form of microbes.

Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.

Measuring over ten meters in length and weighing up to eight tons, Uriash kadici was nearly four times larger than its relative, the dwarf sauropod Magyarosaurus dacus.

The discovery suggests snow leopards rely more on terrain and prey than high altitudes for survival.