Genomic information from four children who lived thousands of years ago in what is now Cameroon could shed light on the spread of the Bantu languages and on the history of present-day African populations.

Conflicting results on the existence of new neurons in adults have researchers designing new ways to identify and count neuronal progenitors—and finally get to the bottom of neurogenesis.

It could be a throwback to a mechanism that induces ovulation during sex, researchers propose, but not everyone thinks the results can be extrapolated to people.

After growing in culture for a few months, the mini-brains produced rhythmic neural activity that strengthened over time.

Human remains around Roopkund Lake in India bear South Asian, East Asian, and Mediterranean ancestry.

Head wounds in the fossilized skull of a Paleolithic man suggest foul play.

The fossil record for the ancient hominin A. sediba is younger than that of Homo, a “highly unlikely” scenario for a direct lineage.

A study of people’s brainwaves hints at their unconscious ability to perceive the Earth’s magnetic field.

A clock constructed of rDNA methylation sites can estimate both chronological and biological age across species.