National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

In a world where we seem to have less and less in common with our neighbors, it’s crucial to focus on what we share. So, here’s an easy one: We’re all human. But wait — what does that mean? Beyond the ...

The museum’s groundbreaking Hall of Human Origins centers around the adaptations that set early humans apart Jack Tamisiea What does it mean to be human? This question, deceptively simple and imbued ...

Up until recently, the consensus was that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens were separate species. But most humans carry about 2% of Neanderthal DNA, challenging the view that we are different. Other ...

African American history does not provide a great vantage point on the history of human flourishing. Instead, it is one of the most depressing subfields in American history—second perhaps only to ...

More than a million years ago, early human relatives crossed an enormous sea to reach the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The discovery pushes back the record of human migration in Southeast Asia and ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...

HEC Montréal provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. HEC Montréal provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. The goal of transhumanists is to improve human beings ...

Horses are majestic, sentient, intelligent, and highly sensitive animals who are used in a wide variety of situations involving humans. The bond between horses and humans has spanned time and many ...