Land reform in South Africa has followed a familiar script—conquest, displacement, and struggle. The names change, but the fights remain the same.

The emergence of artistic expression, abstract thought, and symbolic behavior may have occurred much earlier in human history ...

A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...

A cooperation experiment shows for the first time that animals, as well as people, are capable of communicating new ...

The Dawn of Mankind Our journey begins in the depths of time, where our earliest ancestors roamed the earth. These ...

They say it's important to look to the past in order to move forward into the future. Humans have evolved considerably, but ...

Emo, short for "emotional hardcore," emerged in the mid-1980s. It evolved into a cornucopia of styles, from indie rock to pop-punk. Pioneers like Rites of Spring and Embrace sowed the seeds, while ...

This discovery contrasts with the idea that meat consumption played a central role in the early evolution of hominids. Australopithecus, unlike Neanderthals, did not hunt large mammals. Researchers ...

However, the researchers also found that countries where poultry are vaccinated against H5 bird flu—specifically China—saw a faster rate of viral evolution compared to those where poultry is ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Evolution = optimization Evolution is the driving force for every organism. Given its environment, an organism adapts, survives, and withstands selective pressure. "Adaptation can be seen as an ...