WASHINGTON — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age.

Along the ancient banks of a river in what is now northern Israel, scientists have uncovered surprising details about the diets of early humans. The discovery challenges a long-standing belief—that ...

In Human, the five-part series from BBC Studios Science Unit and PBS Nova, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi journeys across continents to explore how Homo sapiens emerged as the sole surviving ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. “Our superpower is that we are ecosystem generalists,” said ...