In 2001 scientists studying human language made a breakthrough: by looking at the DNA of a family with a rare speech ...

In 2001 scientists studying human language made a breakthrough: by looking at the DNA of a family with a rare speech ...

Holland America Line has announced Holland America Evolution, a multiyear, US$500 million program that will deliver the ...

Study uncovers scientific naming origins behind mollusk names, with Ancient Greek dominating taxonomy for centuries ...

An international research team from Germany, the UK, and Greece has found evidence that wooden tools were used in Greece ...

Clues to the genetic code’s origin may be hidden in tiny protein fragments, revealing a synchronized and highly structured ...

Feb. 14, 2008: New artist collective Meow Wolf opens an all-ages art and music venue on Second Street with a new installation, Meowzorz, by founding members Quinn Eldon Tincher and Matt King. The ...

Why does “bouba” sound round and “kiki” sound spiky? This intuition that ties certain sounds to shapes is oddly reliable all over the world. For at least a century scientists have considered this ...

Every time we speak, we're improvising. "Humans possess a remarkable ability to talk about almost anything, sometimes putting words together into never-before-spoken or -written sentences," said ...

The molecular clock theory posits that genetic changes happen steadily and gradually, offering a reliable means for peering into the past and theorizing when complex life first emerged. However, there ...

Human evolution is not a straight line but a complex branching tree shared with other great apes. This overview explains the distinction between hominids and hominins and traces the evolutionary ...