Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both ...

Ikea’s hall of fame roster of affordable furniture icons is well established. But a special subset of pieces, from the endlessly reimagined Billy bookcase or the Kallax shelving unit, to the Malm ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Luis E. Romero is an entrepreneur, author and speaker. “Who’s smarter—humans or AI?” Experts and the general public wrestle with ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. Humans come from Africa. This wasn’t always obvious, but ...

GM is facing a new class action lawsuit alleging its keyless entry systems are easily compromised, making several of its models prime targets for theft. Per a report from CarComplaints, the new ...

The automaker faced a similar lawsuit last year, so this is not its first rodeo over the same concern. Now, General Motors is facing similar heat. A newly filed class action lawsuit claims GM ...

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In a popular sci-fi cliché, one day artificial intelligence goes rogue and kills every human, wiping out the species. Could this truly happen? In real-world surveys, AI researchers say that they see ...