Using a new method of modeling genetic data, researchers identified a split in human ancestry dating back 1.5 million years. The two populations later reconnected. The mystery population (Population B ...

The human rights of religious minorities and others who do not conform to the interpretation of Islam prescribed by the ...

We've long assumed our species evolved from a tidy, single stream of ancestors. But life on Earth is never quite so ...

Community leaders spoke at a sold-out panel discussion at the Hult Center on Thursday about human trafficking awareness in ...

The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...

Most estimates place Earth’s human population at around 8.2 billion, but Josias Láng-Ritter—a postdoctoral researcher at ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

WORCESTER — Concern about rising homelessness was shared at the City Council meeting on Tuesday following a report that highlighted a continued need for shelters and housing in the city.

Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

New genetic research suggests that humans first developed language around 135,000 years ago when populations began ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.