UC San Diego researchers found that ancient hominids were widely exposed to lead, potentially hindering brain and language ...

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became. Scientists studying ancient teeth found that early humans, great apes, and even ...

Lead poisoning isn't just a modern phenomenon: fossil teeth show signs that it affected ancient hominids, and Homo sapiens ...

Lead is often thought of as a modern toxin, but a new study has found that it's been haunting us and our ancestors for almost ...

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene ...

Scientists reflect on the life and work of a researcher whose discoveries made them rethink what it means to be human. By Carl Zimmer and Emily Anthes Most people know Jane Goodall, who died Wednesday ...

WITH THE DETAILS. EMILY. JESSICA. THE MAYOR SAYS HE’S STARTING A NEW TASK FORCE TARGETING SPAS AND SALONS LIKE THE ONE HERE BEHIND ME, ACCUSED OF TRAFFICKING YOUNG WOMEN. AND WHILE TWO HAVE ALREADY ...

Teams coming off disappointing weeks look to turn their fortunes around on Monday Night Football when the Cincinnati Bengals clash with the Denver Broncos. Cincinnati was crushed 48-10 by the ...

The Jets have been allowing Gardner to “travel” with the other team’s best receiver more this season than we saw under the former coaching staff. He did well against the Steelers’ DK Metcalf in Week 1 ...

Brandon Stanton has spent over a decade persuading strangers to share their deepest vulnerabilities for his wildly popular "Humans of New York" photography project. But the man behind the camera ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Across a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along its path, the moistened swab collected ...

If Alabama had played Georgia a few weeks ago, the Crimson Tide might not have run the play. The one where 6-foot-7, 366-pound left tackle Kadyn Proctor splits out wide and catches a pass. The Crimson ...