A new international study led by researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, shows that wolves living in different parts ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

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A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.

Words vanish the instant they’re spoken, and no skeleton can tell us when our ancestors first started talking. So how can ...

Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolutionary advantage to them – ...

Photo: Katerina Harvati Replicas of a Homo habilis skull (right) and an early Homo sapiens skull (left), illustrating two key ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Scientists studied the remains of a mysterious human relative called Homo naledi found deep in a South African cave and determined they were all female.

For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our ...

While more than a century has gone by since the Scopes trial in Tennessee brought international attention to the teaching of ...