The textbook version of human evolution has long held that Homo erectus was the pioneering species to venture beyond Africa's borders around 1.8 million years ago. However, new analysis of five skulls ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

Poor sanitation, stress and disrupted diets can reshape gut bacteria in refugees, showing how social conditions can leave ...

A collaboration between the University of Huddersfield's Archaeogenetics Research Group and the University of Southampton's Center for Maritime Archaeology, has clarified the first settlement of New ...

Seven educators from West Sussex travelled to Calais immediately after the last day of term to support the work of Care4Calais, spending two full days volunteering alongside staff and long-term ...