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A new study from Oxford University shows that humans and Neanderthals most likely kissed each other back in the distant past.

Scientists Find Evidence That Humans Made Out With Non-Human Creatures

By Sharon Adarlo

Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth's mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades.

Scientists Say Huge Structures Inside Earth Are Related to the Origin of Life

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are working on a mystery involving a strange skull, neither Neanderthal nor human, that was found fused to a cave wall.

Scientists Intrigued by Non-Human Skull Embedded in Cave Wall

By Noor Al-Sibai

New research demonstrates how the first proteins could've formed without the help of biological processes.

Scientists Say They May Have Just Figured Out the Origin of Life

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have analyzed sound recordings of apes appearing to say the word "mama," and believe they've found evidence of human-like speech.

Videos Reignite Scientific Debate Over Whether Apes Can Speak

By Frank Landymore

New evidence shows that a set of ancient footprints in New Mexico pre-date when scientists believed humans populated the Americas.

Scientists Surprised by Footprints From Before Humans Were Supposed to Be in America

By Frank Landymore

Genomic research suggests that less than 1,300 human ancestors survived this unknown catastrophe for some 117,000 years.

Something Almost Entirely Killed Our Ancient Ancestors, Scientists Say

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have concluded that the Therizinosaurus was a much gentler giant than previously thought — despite its three-foot claws on each hand.

Brutal-Looking “Edward Scissorhands on Speed” Dinosaur Was Just Showing Off, Scientists Conclude

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It's been nearly 20 years since the bones of a Hobbit-like humanoid species were discovered — and according to one researcher, they may still be among us.

Scientist Says There May Be a Species of Hobbit-Like Humanoids Hiding on an Island

By Noor Al-Sibai

The rats that survive eradication attempts could have sickly offspring — or they could produce "super rats" that are even harder to kill.

Our Attempts to Kill Rats Are Making Them Evolve at Super Speed

By Kristin Houser

NASA scientists found evidence that ribose, a key sugar in genetic molecules, may have come to earth through the impacts of meteorites.

NASA Says It Found Building Blocks of Life in Fallen Meteorites

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have recorded a video of pigs using tools, a hallmark of advanced intelligence exhibited by only the smartest species.

Pigs Caught Using Tools in First-of-Its-Kind Video

By Kristin Houser

New research suggests that a cascade of supernovae could have been instrumental in human evolution by creating an environment where bipedal animals thrive.

Bizarre Theory: Supernovas Kickstarted Human Evolution

By Dan Robitzski

The human mutation rate has slowed down significantly over the past million years or so, according to new research, raising new questions.

Human Mutation Is Slowing Down

By Jon Christian

Researchers studying a tiny microbe discover that it warrants the creation of an entirely new branch on the Charles Darwin-created Tree of Life.

New Research Adds Another Branch to the Evolutionary Tree of Life

By Kristin Houser

There is No “Missing Link” in Evolution

There is No “Missing Link” in Evolution

By Jolene Creighton