The first recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C., in Mesopotamia. Over the next several hundred years, marriage evolved into a widespread ...

"Those of us who spent time with him realized that he was a real life 'Indiana Jones' long before that archetype had a name," said his niece Catherine Nixon Cooke.

The Ice Age ended, the mammoths vanished, and Homo sapiens remained. In the Mesolithic, humans reshaped their world with tools, fire, and mobility—but the archaeological trail is thin Do we turn ...

An international study claims lead was a problem for our ancestors and Homo sapiens might have had a genetic edge over other human species. The research analysed fossilised teeth from different ...

Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but not through war or murder alone. A new study suggests that when the two species interbred, a slow-acting genetic incompatibility increased ...

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 ...

Here is what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study finds compelling evidence of a previously unknown land bridge that once connected western Anatolia and southeastern Europe.

No one's ever really gone in "Star Wars" — except maybe Adam Driver. The actor has revealed he spent two years trying to get a "Star Wars" movie about his character, Ben Solo, off the ground, but ...

The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were discovered ...

Adam Conover, a comedian known for his TV show “Adam Ruins Everything,” is scheduled to speak at an upcoming No Kings rally in Tacoma. Conover will be one of 12 speakers addressing attendees at the ...

On the surface of this gambling scandal, it’s mind-numbingly perplexing — all-time dumb — that these well-compensated NBA players and coaches would get involved. It’s not like this is the 1920s and ...

Somehow, Ben Solo (nearly) returned. Yes, despite the lightsaber wielder formerly known as Kylo Ren having very much bitten the Force dust at the end of 2019's Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, we are ...