New research on the size relationship between brains and wisdom teeth suggests that bigger brains aren’t necessarily the ...

Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and ...

Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and ...

A MAJOR mystery surrounding tiny ancient human cousins nicknamed “Hobbits” has finally been solved. Scientists say they’ve cracked a main puzzle about how the 3-foot-tall species ...

Landmines are one of the most dangerous legacies of war, continuing to kill and injure long after the fighting has ended.

At a lab in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, scientists are breeding corals to be more resilient to rising ...

If Elephant Rocks whets your appetite for geological wonders, consider extending your journey to nearby Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park or Taum Sauk Mountain State Park for more of Missouri’s surprising ...

In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to ...

Are the brains of left-handers different than those of right-handers? A recent study investigated this question from a new ...

There must be something about the human brain that’s different from the brains of other animals — something that enables humans to plan, imagine the future, solve crossword puzzles, tell sarcastic ...