BARELY four years after the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, the Victorian novelist Samuel Butler was calling for a theory of evolution for machines. Since then, a few hardy souls ...

Exploring human infancy through the lens of primitive technology reveals surprising insights into biology and survival. From how early humans cared for newborns to the physical and developmental ...

We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as “primitive” or “ancient” and use terms like “higher” and “lower” animals. This anthropocentric ...