Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 ...

As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling new layer to our understanding ...

For a long time, the Neanderthals were regarded as functional, survival-minded humans who possessed the capabilities of ...

Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted ...

A small bone fragment from Denisova Cave revealed a 13-year-old girl with a Neanderthal mother and Denisovan father. This ...

Nick Maritz’s debut puzzle is full of thrills and spills.

A new study suggests that lifespan might be 50% heritable — although for now, it's hard to know if the finding applies across diverse populations.

A wannabe sci-fi epic that never comes to life.

"In the Blink of an Eye," which premiered Monday at the Sundance Film Festival, aspires to synthesize bold scientific ideas ...

To read about tools found in the Swiss Alps that hunter-gatherers made more than 8,000 years ago, go to " Alpine Crystal Hunters ." ...

The prehistoric artist likely created the image by spraying ochre mixed with water over a hand flattened on the wall of a ...