Comedian Groucho Marx famously once said that he did not wish to be a member of any club that would accept his membership. Marx' comment, joking aside, highlights a key aspect of the communal ...

A new book offers an unsettling account of human exceptionalism and shows that the unique ways we gamble with risks and move out of our comfort zones may yet be our downfall.

Researchers examine evidence of manipulation of human remains from Maszycka Cave. An international research team, including ...

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

Between the end of Roman antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages, laws appeared in both the Codex Theosianus and the ...

With more time, the fish may learn to pay attention to more subtle human features, such as hands or hair. According to the ...

What if dogs were more than just “man’s best friend?”That’s an over-simplified version of the question being asked by animal ...