This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

Human evolution is explained through branching lineages rather than a simple linear progression. Fossils, genetics, and ...

Science is searching for the secret to their extreme longevity from many angles. But scientists still hadn’t covered the ...

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

Summary: Researchers found that Italian brown bears living near humans evolved unique genetic and behavioral traits. The ...

Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...

The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...

Brenna Henn had a long-term grant to study the genetic diversity of Africans and people of African descent. Then her N.I.H.

The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked ...