The gut is often called the second brain. In truth, it is the older one, perhaps, even the first one. Long before reptiles, mammals and humans, early life forms possessed simple neural networks that ...

In this fascinating talk, paleoanthropologist Juliet Brophy explains the shocking discovery of nearly 1,800 fossils from a ...

Researchers studying a 2,500-year-old skull discovered evidence that an ancient woman survived a sophisticated surgical ...

Americans aren’t failing at health because we lack information. We’re failing because we’re faithfully obeying instincts that ...

Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...

IT turns out humans were doing complex surgery on each other much sooner than anyone anticipated. Stunned scientists have discovered that a woman had life-saving surgery on her skull 2,500 years ...

Research suggests that consciousness could extend far beyond just humans—every cellular creature in the universe, no matter how big or small, could be conscious, too. Studies show that single-cell ...

While there is a common belief that the evolution of humans can be traced back to fishlike vertebrate ancestors, pinpointing the origins of bony fish — a key group in this evolution — remains ...

Mesolithic and Neolithic artifacts from excavations in the Sergiev Posad district of the Moscow region. A spear, a bow and arrow, and a three-headed harpoon are replicas. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia ...

AI-generated music that listeners can’t distinguish from human songs could reshape the music industry and threaten working musicians.

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.