The genome of a Neanderthal named Thorin suggested he was part of an unknown lineage. He and his community stayed isolated ...

A new study supports a growing theory that the Neanderthals' downfall was not due to environmental changes or disease but their antisocial lifestyle.

Ever since their discovery in the 19th century, Neanderthals have been unfairly tarnished as the heavy-browed, brutish ...

The two species are long thought to have mated, but a lack of fossils has made it difficult for researchers to pinpoint exactly where and when this occurred. Now, a small team of experts from Germany, ...

For an undercover operative, Sadie Smith takes unnecessary risks as she infiltrates an eco-activist group. Why? And where do ...

In an interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Alysson Muotri—Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Cellular and ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas. The discovery, the fourth wasp species found on the university grounds in seven ...

Number of Fish Species at Risk of Extinction Fivefold Higher Than Previous Estimates, According to a New Prediction Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers predict that 12.7% of marine teleost fish species ...

Hoosiers challenged hundreds of books in Indiana libraries last year — from Maia Kobabe's "Gender Queer" to the Holy Bible.

Drone footage recorded by researchers shows a days-old orca calf swimming with its mother, providing hope to an endangered ...