"This study provides the first direct evidence of Neanderthal activity on the Portuguese Atlantic coast, revealing their use of dune landscapes for movement and possibly hunting, and highlighting the ecological diversity of their diet and behavior," the authors wrote in...

The psychedelic psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, slows certain hallmarks of aging in human cells and older mice, a lab study suggests.

Recent excavations in Gantangqing, China, have produced the earliest known evidence of complex wooden tool technology in East Asia...A study presenting the new findings in the journal Science notes that the Gantangqing implements “document the use of wooden artifacts in a...

Humans have feasted since the dawn of agriculture — but a new find suggests the practice of bringing exotic food to a communal gathering is even older.