For decades, scientists believed modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage. However, new research has not only challenged this view, it has simultaneously spawned a new mystery ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a ...

(NewsNation) — Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, as well as two other NASA astronauts, have left the International Space Station after being stuck for nine months after a Boeing test flight. The return ...

Spending time in space and having an unrivalled view of planet Earth is an experience many of us dream of. However, the human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the ...

A humanoid machine called Apollo has just taken a tentative, slightly jerky, but significant step forward in the robot revolution. The 5'8" tall robot performed the first public demonstration in a ...

Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in Royston, U.K. His focus is reporting on science and health. He has covered archeology, geology, and physics extensively. Ian joined ...

Some of the health risks astronauts face in deep space are well-documented and managed This photo provided by NASA shows the four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, including NASA ...

Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago. It is a deep ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe. Using advanced analysis ...

As demand for critical mineral resources surges and energy transitions reshape economies, UNECE Resource Management Week 2025 is where global experts, policymakers and industry leaders will come ...