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Why some primates have even tougher births than humans
New genomic study uncovers family ties linking Scythian elite burials across the Eurasian steppe
Neandertals In North-Western Europe In Focus
Ancient DNA Found On Cave Walls
Striking global similarities in interactions between dogs and humans
KI Steps Up Efforts In Medical Preparedness
Great apes: what we know about their cognition, cooperation and curiosity after two decades of research
Preparing for Australia’s ‘quantum-ready’ future
Rainforest foragers intensified plant use long before agriculture
Unearthing local hi UniSQ Archaeology Field School returns for 2026
Kangaroos Reveal ‘upside-down’ Evolution
Skull collection provides clues to historical Finnish eating habits
‘Project Hail Mary’ demonstrates how intellectual humility can be a guiding force for scientists and astronauts
Cocoa farmers cut down trees for short-term gain, but keeping them is important – here’s why
Otago subjects among the best in the world
Memorial to blood scandal victims gets permanent home at The University of Manchester
Life And Death In Late Bronze Age Central Europe
UQ Showcases History And Artistry Of Indigenous Shields
Supporting Indigenous Land Justice: UQ Granted Centre For Native Title Anthropology
Finnish Archaeologists To Visit KI To Present Findings On Repatriated Remains
This central Auckland cottage tells a remarkable tale of the city’s bicultural history
A human tendency to value expertise, not just sheer power, explains how some social hierarchies form
Theology Of Safeguarding Children
Identifying dinosaurs from their footprints is difficult – but AI can help
Chimpanzees are better at solving resource dilemmas in larger, more tolerant groups
Many Drug-Use Treatment Providers in N.C. Demand Unpaid Labor, Limit Access to Evidence-Based Treatment
Risks young chimps take as they swing through the trees underscore role of protective parenting in humans
Early hominins from Morocco reveal an African lineage near the root of Homo sapiens
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers
Book explores ‘modernity and malevolence’ in Indian clinical care
Common medicines may influence CRISPR therapy outcomes and precision cancer treatment
Iconic ‘Little Foot’ fossil may be new type of human ancestor
Contraception and castration linked to longer lifespan
Contraception and castration increase lifespan in mammals
Rethinking Planet With Eels As Guides
Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs
If evolution is real, then why isn’t it happening now? An anthropologist explains that humans actually are still evolving
Some Early East Asians Did Not Meet Denisovans
AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter
Protection against winter vomiting bug spread with arrival of agriculture
Ancient Teeth Reveal Mammalian Responses To Climate Change In Southeast Asia
Female Mountain Gorillas Stop Reproducing Long Before End Of Their Lives
‘Toothpick Grooves’ In Ancient Fossil Human Teeth May Not Be From Toothpicks After All
Why Women Live Longer Than Men
Family First will fight to restore freedom for religious schools to uphold their ethos
Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests
Racism isn’t innate – here are five psychological stages that may lead to it
‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse

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