Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But the face staring back is complicating scientists' understanding of early ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

Revolutionary fossil evidence from Ethiopia is challenging decades of scientific consensus about human origins. New discoveries suggest that the famous Lucy fossil, long considered a direct ancestor ...

We try to protect the myth of Santa Claus for children. We encourage them to leave cookies and milk because Santa must be ...

Our tendency to anthropomorphise our pets and possessions reveals the baggage we bring to our relationship with the natural ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

Well-planned, well-managed nature-based tourism is a massive development opportunity. Money spent by tourists on activities, transportation, food, and accommodation ripple through local communities.

Over the past 220 years, the connection between people and nature has declined by more than 60%. That's the key finding of a study led by Miles Richardson, a professor of nature connectedness at the ...

Contact with nature can have a significant influence on human physical and mental health and wellbeing. As such, various concepts and theories as well as therapeutic approaches have been developed.

Human history is shaped by patterns of power, competition, and survival instincts. These instincts, embedded deep in our nature, influence everything from politics to social structures. While ...

We have long since exceeded the planetary boundaries: the climate catastrophe is a reality, ecosystems and biodiversity sustained lasting damage, we are overexploiting soils, deforesting the land and ...