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Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.

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A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

A distant relative recently contacted me about our family history. This is always disturbing, of course, because you never know what he might discover. What you already know may be bad enough. But the ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

After a near-death experience, a young girl claims she crossed into another realm - one filled with peace, light, and the spirits of her ancestors. They didn’t just welcome her; they taught her ...

In a 1970 National Geographic feature, paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey—son of Louis and Mary Leakey—recounted his ...

Do people get a day off on Halloween? Is it a federal holiday? Here's what to know, about Halloween's past and evolution.