"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

Two perplexing structures deep inside Earth might be ancient remnants of our early planet, and they could hold clues about ...

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer ...

Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth's mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades.

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth. Humanity may not ...

On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species and transformed our understanding of life on Earth by ...

The evolution of humans on Earth may not be entirely exceptional. That is because intelligent life is likely to form if certain planetary conditions are met, a new study suggests. This idea displaces ...

Humans reached, settled, and thrived on Mindoro far earlier than most scientific timelines for allow for the evolution of ...

Trace the remarkable origin story of Homo sapiens and the crucial moments that shaped our species. Where did humans come from, and what makes us unique? Discover the remarkable origins of Homo sapiens ...

Scientists suggest finding extraterrestial intelligence is more likely than thought, arguing that complex life is not a cosmic fluke. NASA Scientists have adhered to the “hard steps” model of ...

"A comparative approach to the evolution of kissing," was published by Evolution and Human Behavior on Nov. 19 ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon.