There's no question that humans have left an indelible mark on the world, but we're also inadvertently steering the evolution ...

UNESCO World Heritage says the Heard Island and McDonald Islands exist "in the complete absence" of human impact.

The problem became clear this century as studies revealed that culture, far from being uniquely human, is present across the animal kingdom, from whales to ants. This has encouraged researchers to ...

There are many famous examples of animals who seem to understand human language. But is there any real science behind them?

Oct. 30, 2024 — Geneticists have deciphered the prehistory of aurochs -- the animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art -- by analyzing 38 genomes harvested from ...

WASHINGTON — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago. A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and sharpened bones from elephants and hippos found ...