We’ve come a long way as a species. Once nothing but bacteria floating in a salty ocean, we grew legs, pulled ourselves up by our boot-straps, and started walking on…
“They are trying, with their barbarism and arrogance, to destroy the inheritance of humanity, the inheritance of Iraqi people and their civilization, [the] same way they destroyed humans,” al-Abadi said….
“Cats are not humans and humans are not cats and it is important that we humans, as the servants of cats, be aware of this difference.” That’s Dr. Charles Snowdon,…
Not all party animals are humans. There are other creatures that like drugs and alcohol and some even going so far as to seek it out. It turns out, once…
Fluffy really does know what that big grin or frustrated frown on your face means. At least, that’s according to a new study that suggests dogs can tell from a…
Move somewhere new, and it’s not long before you pick up some local slang. As it turns out, chimpanzees might be able to do something similar. Maybe we’re not so…
We often point to language as evidence of our species’ superiority. But the way humans learn language may not be so foreign to other animals, after all. A new study…
On Thursday, President Barack Obama met with 13-year-old student Vidal Chastanet, who had been featured in the immensely popular photography project Humans of New York. – Obama also described the…
Have scientists discovered a new species of primitive human? Two teams of researchers have been asking that very question after analyzing mysterious fossils found in China and Taiwan. The fossils…
An ancient human skull fragment found in Israel may come from a close relative of the first modern humans to colonize Europe, researchers say. The finding sheds light on the…
Anthropologists exploring a cave in Israel have uncovered a rare 55,000-year-old fossil skull that they say has a story to tell of a reverberating transition in human evolution, in the…
Choosing between cute humans and cute dogs in snow gear? Well, that’s just plain ruff. But sometimes, that’s just part of the job. After we spotted pictures of these adorable…
Here’s a staggering fact: when you’re homeless, something as basic as a bar of soap can save your life. Without access to basic sanitation necessities, humans are more susceptible to…
The Earth’s polar regions are some of the planet’s most fragile places. The Arctic is warming twice as fast as anywhere else on Earth, and snow and ice cover are…
Facts:Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus,…
The official name for the most commonly seen and most deadly form of the virus is called “Influenza A (H5N1),” or the “H5N1 virus.” In March 2013, a strain of…