We could learn something from them.

Scientists analyze fossils and vocal tract models to reconstruct what the languages of prehistoric humans may have sounded like.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Some 3.3 million years ago, a three-year-old girl died in present day Ethiopia, in an area called Dikika. Dubbed "Lucy's Baby", she provides researchers with a unique account of our past. Her ...

Despite her short stature and hirsute frame, Lucy the Australopithecus afarensis, whose discovery is today commemorated with a Google Doodle, was from a species that could be a forerunner to modern ...