Images released ahead of a new BBC science series depict Homo floresiensis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis plus the ...

Turtles have very low cancer rates, even in large, long-lived species. Their bodies show strong natural cancer defenses.

Killer whales are one of the most intelligent animals; only humans have a larger brain relative to their body size, according ...

Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you ...

Modern humans (Homo sapiens) are the only existing members of the human family tree. However, our evolutionary journey began around 6 million years ago and gave rise to at least 18 species, ...

Dihonov says the only way to truly deter spiders is to minimize the insect activity around your home. “No prey means no food for them and they will move away searching for it. So pest-proofing your ...

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants ...

The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected ...

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

Hobbits hunting tiny elephants. Cavemen hunting each other. Science can tell us a lot about our past — namely, that it took plenty of trial and error to get modern humans. Here's what we know about ...

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This ...