Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed ...

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Prometheus has climbed to #1 on Netflix globally, years after grossing over $400 million at the box office and dividing audiences.

Thanks to the prequel's controversial changes to Alien's canon, Ridley Scott's most divisive franchise entry left some major ...

Humans are the only primates with a chin, leaving biologists to wonder why we acquired this unique feature. According to a new analysis of head anatomy in apes, it probably didn’t evolve for a ...

Well, today is Valentine's Day, which means love and connection are on people's minds, and I recently met someone who studies one form of affection, kissing. Matilda Brindle is an evolutionary ...

Videos aimed at pets are drawing millions of views. But who’s actually watching? By Emily Anthes Emily Anthes is a science reporter who writes Pet Theory, a column about our creature companions. Show ...

(Mexico City) – The Mexico City Congress should seriously consider a proposal submitted by a coalition led by people with disabilities during its new session, Human Rights Watch said today. That ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland have created Smart Underwear, the first wearable device designed to measure human flatulence. By tracking hydrogen in flatus, the device helps scientists ...

Hall’s team is recruiting participants across several categories that emerged from their early studies, including Zen Digesters (those with high-fiber diets yet produce minimal flatus) and Hydrogen ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. When writing headlines for stories about human evolution, ...