Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed ...

It’s a somewhat uncomfortable reality that Homo sapiens interbred with their closest relatives, the "sister species" ...

A small blood gene difference made Neanderthal pregnancies with modern humans risky, possibly contributing to their disappearance.

In a story from March, how mental health information on social media can be both revelatory and misleading—and how we can make sense of it. In a story from March, researchers used drones to study the ...

Are these some of the earliest weapons in human history? History Hit’s Tristan Hughes speaks to Dr Annemieke Milks, ...

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

Lead is a powerful neurotoxin that disrupts the growth and function of both brain and body. There is no safe level of lead exposure, and even the smallest traces can impair memory, learning and ...

Islamic traditions relate that before Prophet Muhammad, Allah sent 124,000 prophets to teach monotheism to all human beings. Prophets were sent to the whole of mankind in all different lands and at ...

Lead exposure sounds like a modern problem, at least if you define “modern” the way a paleoanthropologist might: a time that ...

A Southern Cross University geochemist is first author of a groundbreaking international study changing the view that ...

Scientists found that ancient lead exposure shaped early human evolution. The toxin may have played a surprising role in the development of modern cognition and language. An international team of ...

In Eagle County, Halloween isn’t just a day, it’s a season. From trick-or-treat fun runs, flash mobs, costume parties for ...