There was a moment in human history when our entire existence may have desperately clung to a thousand or more people.

Should scientists intervene when faced with the possible self-destruction of a species? That question sits at the heart of ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing ...

"As humans we have a unique capacity and moral obligation to steward the earth for the benefit of ourselves and all living ...

Warnings that humanity is heading toward its own disappearance have shifted from the fringes of science fiction into mainstream research and public debate. Instead of vague prophecies, scientists now ...

A latest study utilizing advanced spatial modeling has revealed that neither climate change nor direct competition with early modern humans can fully explain the disappearance of Neanderthals from ...

Accurate forecasting has long been an art and a science, but when the stakes are high, it is smart to make it into a tournament. William Culbert Researchers recently systematically surveyed two ...

Have you ever found yourself in a museum's gallery of human origins, staring at a glass case full of rocks labeled "stone tools," muttering under your breath, "How do they know it's not just any old ...

A new modeling study suggests that greater connectivity between groups may have given Homo sapiens the edge over Neanderthals ...