A new analysis of fossils found in a Spanish cave suggests Neanderthals were capable of abstract thought, before any interactions with Homo sapiens. A total of 15 small marine fossils were found in ...

For a long time, the Neanderthals were regarded as functional, survival-minded humans who possessed the capabilities of ...

Last weekend my daughter made a fort in the garage. She used umbrellas as a roof, an old bin as the south wall, and two sledding discs for placemats. Then she cooked me a meal of pine needle stew and ...

Asking “why” and conjuring up possible answers is an important thinking process. It gives rise to some of the most beautiful states of mind, such as curiosity and imagination. These psychological ...

A set of Stone Age artifacts have revealed evidence of advanced cognitive and symbolic behavior among prehistoric humans, a study reports. In the study, published in the journal Archaeological and ...

While we’ve become increasingly reliant on metrics for design decisions, there is something more powerful in human creativity: the art of mental stargazing and the hidden currents of our intuition.

A college education is designed to teach students critical thinking skills through abstract thought and formal reasoning. The curriculum is typically divided into general education, field-related ...