Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian ...

Could we - that is, Homo sapiens - and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on ...

Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian ...

Warnings that humanity is heading toward its own disappearance have shifted from the fringes of science fiction into mainstream research and public debate. Instead of vague prophecies, scientists now ...

The human immune system like fat and blood sugar levels may have been due to genetic mutations from Denisovans, our little known extinct human relatives ...

It would be easy to envy bats, bears and hedgehogs their seasonal torpor, but research has suggested that humans once ...

Human beings are steadily heading towards extinction and may “already be a dead species walking”, according to a scientist.

Few know that avocados nearly disappeared from the Earth long ago. Their survival is tied to a turn in natural history and an ...

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within.

A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same ...

Once widespread across Asia, wild tigers now survive mainly in one country. New official figures reveal where most tigers live today, why it matters globally, and what challenges still remain.

A team of scientists based in Brazil recently reported that they discovered a new species of Tinamou in the mountains of the ...