New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

As automation failures plague industries, one principle separates winners from losers: The best automation strategies aren't imposed on workers—they're created by them.

Profitability has grown increasingly elusive as barriers to entry continue to fall and competition intensifies across every ...

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

In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

Fossil evidence from Ethiopia has rewritten human history, showing Australopithecus lived one million years earlier than ...

Jordan believed poetry had the power to teach and educate, and she did not shy away from difficult word choices to appease ...

The Philadelphian came to see that the ideals he championed — liberty, self-determination, human dignity — could not coexist ...

The future I envision is one where human ingenuity, significantly augmented by intelligent AI, leads to a more resilient and ...