Our species, Homo sapiens, has been evolving for more than 300,000 years, but the story of human origins starts much earlier.

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

The five-part series premieres Wednesday, September 17, at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, and will also be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...

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