By examining DNA samples from many ancient humans, scientists can track when we began increasing our carbohydrate intake.

Spears work better when thrown from a height, but a surprising study finds the same does not apply to weapons launched from ...

A new study reveals how the duplication of the salivary amylase gene may not only have helped shape human adaptation to starchy foods, but may have occurred as far back as more than 800,000 years ago, ...

A new study shows that our ability to digest carbs long predates the agricultural revolution, and even Neanderthals had ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks ...

The comet was discovered independently in January 2023 by two observatories - China's Tsuchinshan (Purple Mountain) ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, last seen by the Neanderthals 80,000 years ago made a spectacular pass over Greece and the rest of ...

A team of researchers has made an important step in understanding the origins of modern Japanese people. Scientists were able ...

In this tricky comic thriller, a female American secret agent infiltrates a rural French commune of environmental terrorists ...

The acclaimed writer's new book is as erudite as its predecessors, but it’s less self-conscious — funnier and freer.

The ‘once in a lifetime’ sighting saw the comet come within 44 million miles of Earth. Stargazers were left in awe as they ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Saturday caught heat from critics who mocked her for what they perceived as a lack of ...