From grooming rituals to soaking in hot baths, Japan’s snow monkeys blur the line between animal instinct and human-like behavior. This exploration uncovers the biology, social intelligence, and ...

Science isn’t just about textbooks and laboratories—it’s an engaging journey of discovery that can lead you to the farthest ...

In our modern society, aging tends to be something we ignore, and then try to avoid. Mainstream culture is geared toward the ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

The very first humans millions of years ago may have been inventors, according to a discovery in northwest Kenya. Researchers ...

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling ...

UCSB Anthropologist Michael Gurven will present a talk and and signing of his book “Seven Decades: How we Evolved to Live Longer," 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 ...

New evidence from South China reveals how early humans adapted to environmental transformations during the Late Pleistocene.

When Ella al-Shamahi went to college, she thought she'd be able to prove Darwin's theory of evolution was wrong. Instead, she was convinced the science was right.

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...