The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if aliens were future versions of humans. PM says Islamophobia close to being normalised Australian Opals coach suspended for 'inappropriate ...

The authorities said 16 cadets were removed from a bus in New York State’s Hudson Valley after getting heat-related illnesses. All were later discharged. By John Yoon Sixteen teenage cadets were ...

It was a close encounter of the Schiff kind. President Trump made an out of this world jibe when he was allegedly briefed on alien “hybrids” living among humans, a congressman claimed this week.

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The night is dark; darker than usual. There's a warm breeze in the air, but otherwise nothing stirs save for a strange metallic object careening through the sky. As it moves, a soft glow follows, ...

A new study suggests early humans were using fire in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave as far back as 1.79 million years ago. Researchers found burned bones deep inside the cave, where natural wildfires ...

A new study from the University of Warwick suggests that the rhythm of human laughter has remained surprisingly consistent for at least 15 million years. By comparing the laughter of humans and other ...

A study of chimps, gorillas and other great apes, including human children, sheds light on how laughter has evolved. By Emily Anthes Humor is deeply personal. A punchline or a pratfall that leaves one ...

Neandertal babies seem to have started life much the same as modern humans, then grew a lot faster. The idea comes from two separate studies: one that examined the remains of a Neandertal who died at ...

Tickling a chimpanzee, a gorilla and a human child causes similar rhythms of laughter, according to an analysis of primate behaviour. Laughter is a conserved vocalization in humans and their closest ...

Prehistoric human relatives, nicknamed “hobbits” due to their short stature, may have been scavengers, rather than skilled hunters capable of taking down big game or building cooking fires, according ...