A massive eruption 74,000 years ago shook the planet, and archaeologists are using volcanic glass to figure out how humans made it through.

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 ...

Our robust Paranthropus cousins thrived in Africa for a million and a half years, making stone tools and sharing the ...

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. In a paper published in the Oxford ...

African governments and other local actors have a crucial role to play in shaping the activities of Chinese firms.

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Pope Leo XIII confronted the dehumanizing effects of the Industrial Revolution in the late-19th century with his important encyclical on human work, Rerum Novarum. Fast forward more than 130 years, ...

In a world where heirs and heiresses are expected to drift through life on the tides of inherited wealth, to travel, display, ...

The brand "Land of Origins" exactly describes Ethiopia, a country rich in history and natural wonders; also known as the ...

Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or ...

In an age in which machines have intellectual capacities superior to our own, we no longer have the market cornered on ...

Welcome back to The Deep Dive where we surprise and intrigue you with a brand-new timely topic explored every Tuesday. This week we’re exploring what it means to be human. Here are some fascinating ...