Recent archaeological discoveries suggest that Neanderthals, long seen as lacking symbolic culture, may have crafted and used ...

Six new books by Berkshire authors explore connection, love, loss and community, from memoirs and romance to mysteries and ...

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis ...

Ever since 7th grade when I first learned of Ghandhi’s nonviolent protests, I’ve often pondered the elusiveness of peace. Someone once said to me, “Humans ...

To compare Mr. Kirk to St. Paul risks confusing the true witness of the Gospel and giving undue sanction to words and actions ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans break the conventions for how species should be named – but Bae argues the r ...

The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...