Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

The picture of human evolution has changed repeatedly and dramatically over the past half century, shaped by waves of new ...

I’ve always been fascinated by how technology shapes our world, but nothing has stirred more debate recently than artificial ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Money is a purely psychological construct with one key underlying variable: trust. As historian Yuval Noah Harari says in his ...

The sheer scale and rapid expansion of fire ant colonies is a stark reminder that humans should never conflate modifying the ...

Two species of ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Fossilized footprints in Kenya captured the ...

Fortunately, history gives us a useful guide to policies that can be implemented to aid in that goal. A brief history of income inequality in the U.S. from the beginning of the 20th century until ...

Scientists have shown that women don’t actually gossip more than men but that they do so in a much more thought-out manner.

AstraZeneca is a company with a turbulent history but, for now, a promising future. We take a look at the company's story, from its creation as a merger of two equals, to its recent major ...

The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries. The roots of the ...

It was exactly 50 years ago on Nov. 24, 1974 that white men from America, France and Britain on a scientific expedition in ...