Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

Boffins say the species likely to take over the world after humans – is the OCTOPUS. The eight-limbed creatures are primed to ...

The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But ...

A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate evolution.

Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...

Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been appointed as the director of national intelligence by US President-elect Donald Trump. Gabbard, who switched to the Republican Party, is a ...

Mom of 3 was brutally tortured before being set ablaze in Manipur: Autopsy A horrifying incident in Manipur's Jiribam district has left the community reeling after a 31-year-old mother of three ...

The birds of today descended from the dinosaurs of yore. Researchers have known relatively little, however, about how the ...

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