News Articles about Everyday Life

Fossils of a primitive turtle, thought to be the missing link in the evolution of the modern-day turtle, have been...

Chimps have a fondness for beer and barbecuing, just like humans...

Do you suffer from back pain? Blame your ancestors!

Remains from a Stegosaurus burial site have led to gender identification. But how do you sex a dinosaur?

Scientists have revealed we do the more socially acceptable human equivalent of dogs when they greet each other.

Human languages tend to have more happy words than sad ones...

Humidity and temperature are key factors in the ability to form complex tones.

Herculaneum scrolls read for first time in 2000 years thanks to X-ray technology.

Universities exaggerate their research findings in press releases, leading to embellishment in the media.

People choose not to harm others even when it costs them money, a new study shows...

The environment people live in can predict their religious beliefs, says biggest global study of its kind.

Fossil pregnant horse with placenta and unborn foal unearthed by researchers.

Healthy, intelligent or both for your CEO or leader? Researchers in Amsterdam have found out the answer...

A brain area formerly relegated to controlling only a few functions might underpin the evolution of human intelligence...

Up to a quarter of the world's existing languages are facing the threat of extinction, says UK scientists.

People are quick to judge, as researchers identify facial features that people associate with personality traits in a...

Dental plaque found on ancient skeletons has provided clues to our eating habits at the dawn of agriculture.

Your genetic make-up determines who you make friends with, new research has revealed.

This week a computer reportedly passed the ‘Turing test’. But what does this actually mean for artificial intelligence?

This week, a farm worker in Argentina stumbled upon a bone belonging to the largest dinosaur to have ever walked the...

DNA from modern humans and Neanderthals reveals ancient interbreeding of the two species...

Fossilised remains have revealed that ancient marine-dwelling dinosaurs and turtles used the pigment melanin for...

Scientists have used new techniques to extract and analyse DNA from the oldest bones of human ancestors, dating from...

DNA from humans ancestors alive 400,000 years ago have had their mitochondrial DNA sequenced.