In the murky first chapters of the human story is an unknown ancestor that made the profound transition from walking on all fours to standing up tall, an act that came to define us. Details are published in Science Advances.

New analysis of the first humans outside Africa could finally settle a decades-long debate...The latest study, published in the journal PLOS One, seeks to decide the issue.

In an ancient rock shelter in the heart of Malawi, archaeologists have found the world's oldest evidence of a funeral pyre for an adult. The research has been published in Science Advances.

A new analysis of clinical trial data indicates that psilocybin, when administered alongside psychotherapy, may provide rapid relief for patients suffering from cancer-related anxiety and depression. This study, which synthesized data from prior randomized controlled trials, was published in The...