For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the ancient genomes of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from ...

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Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

Scientists studying fossils from Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have uncovered evidence of another early human species which lived ...

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From Spanish and Swahili to Finnish and Filipino, over 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today. Humans are unique in that we are the only species known to use language. However, new research ...

New research offers insight into the evolutionary history of amylase genes, which help us eat starchy food. Long before humans ate dinner rolls or french fries, our ancient ancestors carried genes ...

A new study reveals your molars may have more in common with prehistoric body armor than you’d expect. The next time you wince from an ice-cold drink or a too-hot slice of pizza, blame your ancestors.