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human evolution

Extinct 'Denisovan' people may have lived on Earth's highest plateau

Life

Extinct 'Denisovan' people may have lived on Earth's highest plateau

The Tibetan Plateau is a tough environment so we thought humans arrived only about 12,000 years ago, but it seems someone was there 40,000 to 30,000 years ago

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Stone tools hint that our first human ancestors lived all over Africa

Life

Stone tools hint that our first human ancestors lived all over Africa

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humpback whale

Life

Prehistoric whales used to simply suck their food out of the ocean

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The first human farmers continued to forage a wide diet from nature

Humans

The first human farmers continued to forage a wide diet from nature

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Judith Mank: Why do we have sex?

Video

Judith Mank: Why do we have sex?

Video

test tubes

Health

New techniques may soon make designer babies a reality – are we ready?

Leader

babies

Health

Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ

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beach

Humans

The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean: Voyage to a forgotten paradise

Features

Livestock

Humans

Modern lifestyles shaped our evolution only a few thousand years ago

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Titi monkeys

Life

An extinct monkey evolved to live like a sloth in the Caribbean

Jamaica was once home to a sloth-like monkey – now we know it was a strange descendant of South America’s titi monkeys that adapted to island life

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Life

The Wider Earth review – Darwin's Beagle days make a gripping play

Culture

Humans

Neanderthals may have powered their bigger bodies by breathing deeper

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Life

Orangutans are exceptionally good at keeping their infants alive

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Life

Crickets rapidly evolve new mating call to evade their parasites

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