Alex Snowdon explains why the oppression of women is not eternal or natural and is bound up with class exploitation Karl Marx ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

Recent discoveries using lab-grown brain organoids, or "mini-brains," suggest that testosterone increases brain size while ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also ...

Neolithic cemeteries in China reveal matrilineal societies, challenging traditional assumptions about early human societies.

More than 400,000 years ago—long before the rise of the first agricultural civilizations or even the arrival of Homo sapiens ...

In many ways, the place of human rights in US foreign policy is simply returning to its pre-World War II norm.

We’ve all heard that human overpopulation is a crisis. In 2017, Bill Nye warned us about the planet’s “people problem,” and ...

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

New research analyzing isotopes from ancient African remains reveals how societies adapted strategies to survive major climate change.

Five globally respected academic institutions have come together to launch the Global Alliance on Sustainable Urban Societies ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to climate scientist Kate Marvel about her new book, "Human Nature." It's a look at our changing planet through the lens of nine very human emotions.