Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story

This century has brought unexpected discoveries from Europe and Asia

Empathy is the secret ingredient that makes cooperation – and civilization – possible

Even initially uncooperative societies in which everyone judged each other based mostly on their own selfish perspectives, eventually discovered …

एन्थ्रोपोसीन: मानव युग की प्रस्तावना

एन्थ्रोपोसीन यानी मानव युग, मुनष्य और प्रकृति के बीच बढ़ते अलगाव को प्रदर्शित करता है

A Neanderthal tooth discovered in Serbia reveals human migration history

The Neanderthals were a group of ancient humans who lived in western Eurasia during the Pleistocene epoch

Big gods came after the rise of civilisations, not before, finds study using huge historical database

A massive database, named after Seshat, the Egyptian goddess of record keeping, is helping researchers 

Science & Technology - Briefs

`It is perfectly possible that Homo genus evolved in Asia'

Bernard A Wood is University Professor of Human Origins at the Centre for Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, George Washington University, USA.…

Chimpanzees’ working memory is remarkably similar to our own

Chimpanzees are able to perform at a level comparable to seven-year-old children in a working memory task that requires them to constantly update …

Scientists solve genetic puzzle surrounding Mundas

Study says genetic makeup of Mundas is a result of interaction that happened 2,000-4,000 years ago between Indian Dravidian and …

How much evidence is enough to declare a new species of human from a Philippines cave site?

There is no reason to expect human evolution to have been any different to the evolution of other animals 

Words are biotic

Is it a coincidence that areas of linguistic plurality are also areas of biodiversity?