One of the earliest known instances in the U.S. of a protester brandishing a raised fist occurred in 1913, when “Big Bill” Haywood spoke to strikers during the Paterson silk strike in New Jersey.

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

The baby brain is a great gateway for language to be transferred from brain to brain. All the main connections in the brain ...

The author of “Sapiens” says that for the first time in tens of thousands of years, humanity has competition. And it’s coming fast.