Michael Marshall

Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy savannahs – but we may have this idea wrong

Science fiction struggles to portray environmental concerns; fantasy brings them to life

The author of Sapiens has turned his attention to the information networks that shape our societies, but when you stop and think about what he's saying, it's obvious

To understand the life that might survive deep below Mars' surface, we can look to some of the deepest, and oldest, forms of living organism on our own planet

First-ever analysis of soil from around the Moon’s south pole was performed using data from the Chandrayaan-3 mission

Rock samples hold clues to origin of impactor that sparked a mass extinction 66 million years ago

A Neanderthal skeleton was discovered encased in rock in an Italian cave 30 years ago, but it hasn’t been studied much due to a long-running impasse about how to safely excavate it

Researchers have spent decades hunting for clues about the origins of the process that moves the continents around. Its deep history is finally starting to come into focus.

We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option

An arm bone from an ancient human that lived 700,000 years ago on the island of Flores is the smallest ever found from an adult hominin, adding a new piece to the puzzle of Homo floresiensis

When it comes to exercise, more isn't necessarily better – and we're now discovering the ideal dose for better health

This Annual Report outlines the activities and progress of the National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA) in 2023

This report details the 2023 activities and expenditures of the IFRC Capacity Building Fund, which supports Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies in their self-development.

Anthropologists have been arguing for 20 years about whether Sahelanthropus, a hominin that lived about 7 million years ago, was one of the first bipedal apes

Thousands of bones found in a Tibetan cave have been analysed to learn how mysterious ancient humans known as Denisovans lived