16+ hour, 3+ min ago   (124+ words) Study sheds light on homosexuality among primates'The Independent Study sheds light on homosexuality among primates - A new study has found that same-sex intimacy is expressed by nearly 60 primate species, including baboons and chimpanzees. - The research, which analysed 491 non-human primates, identified…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (658+ words) Same-sex intimacy more common in species living in harsh environments or complex social systems Some 60 primate species, including baboons, chimpanzees and vervet monkeys, express homosexuality, according to a new study that sheds further light on the evolutionary origin of same-sex…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (723+ words) We don't know why this particular person was cremated in a meticulously planned event', researchers say Archaeologists have unearthed the world's earliest intentional cremation of an adult human known till date in Malawi, a discovery that raises new questions about…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (125+ words) Big questions raised after discovery of world's oldest human cremation'The Independent Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Big questions raised after discovery of world's oldest human…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (147+ words) Discovery of wolf bones offer answers about prehistoric human life'The Independent Discovery of wolf bones offer answers about prehistoric human life - Prehistoric wolf remains discovered on the Swedish island of Stora Karls" suggest humans cared for wolves thousands of years…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (939+ words) We've all had the feeling. You're embarrassed and then there it is: a warm flush creeping up your neck and across your cheeks. The more you think about it, the hotter and redder you get. If someone asks "are you…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (599+ words) A farmer unearthed the remains of two Bronze Age people while ploughing a field The secrets of two Bronze Age individuals, unearthed by a farmer ploughing a field on the Isle of Bute, are now being meticulously revealed at Scotland's…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (628+ words) Fire-cracked flint and heated sediments have been found at a disused clay pit in Suffolk The earliest known evidence of human fire-making has been discovered in the UK dating back over 400,000, in a new groundbreaking discovery. Fire-cracked flint, hand axes…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (125+ words) Holly Bishop | Thursday 11 December 2025 02:02 GMT Archaeologists have made a discovery that could challenge everything we know about human development. Footage shows scientists examining an excavation site of a 400,000-year-old pond sediment in Barnham, Suffolk, where they say they found the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (137+ words) Study finds humans were making fire far earlier than we first thought - Groundbreaking research has revealed the earliest known evidence of human fire-making in the UK, dating back over 400,000 years. - The discovery was made at a disused clay pit near…...