Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in ...

The most important thing in life is experiencing states of self-negation and stillness during meditation. With intense, undivided, non-directed attention to the movement of thought in the mirror of ...

Consider three big examples: the evidence for cosmic design in the fundamental laws and structure of the universe; the ...

The Dawn of Mankind Our journey begins in the depths of time, where our earliest ancestors roamed the earth. These prehistoric beings were far removed from the modern humans that would come to ...

Researchers from the University of Aix-Marseille studied the genomes of several ancient individuals—Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo sapiens. The study reveals that Neanderthals possessed a ...

Ernst Mayr’s 1951 definition still fits ... The animals themselves may not care, but biodiversity is the key here – something that only Homo sapiens can perceive. Biodiversity isn’t just about ...

Scientists uncovered how ancient blood groups helped Homo sapiens as compared to Neanderthals in their survival and spread worldwide. Image:Le Moustier’s 1920s art reconstruction of Neanderthals.

The most striking characteristic of this previously unknown human ancestor? An extremely large brain that's bigger than that of our species, Homo sapiens, the only surviving hominin. The feature is ...

Sapiens explores the rise of Homo sapiens through key revolutions: the Cognitive Revolution, the Agricultural Revolution, and the Scientific Revolution. This groundbreaking book examines how human ...

sapiens who were exposed to different selection pressures in the new realm of Eurasia. "For any case of inbreeding of a Neanderthal female with a Homo sapiens or Denisova male, there is a high ...