Human Evolution
How Victorian Gender Norms Shaped the Way We Think About Animal Sex
No, females aren't always choosy and males don't always get around
One in Five People May Be Able to "Hear" a Flash of Light
Once thought to be a rare condition, some forms of synesthesia may be fairly common
Can Humans Ever Harness the Power of Hibernation?
Scientists want to know if astronauts can hibernate during long spaceflights. First, they need to understand what hibernation is
A Wise Monkey Knows How Little He Knows
Japanese scientists find that macaque monkeys, like humans, know the limits of their own memory
The Part of Your Brain That Recognizes Faces Continues Growing Later in Life
That is, at least until you hit 30
Video: Why Should Humans Care About Preserving the Diversity of Life on Earth?
This animation explains that humans don't just impact the interconnected web of life—we depend on it
Footprints Found at Ancient Hot Springs Could Represent Earliest Settlement of Tibetan Plateau
New age measurements of the footprints help pinpoint when humans first settled the highest region on Earth
Meet Your Newest Organ: The Mesentery
Scientists are calling for an upgrade in classification of this vital gut membrane
Caesarean Births Could Be Affecting Human Evolution
But it’s too soon to know for sure
Fossil Footprints Show Movements of Our Early Ancestors
The trace fossils found in Tanzania spurred a debate about how early hominids lived
What's Really Keeping Monkeys From Speaking Their Minds? Their Minds
When it comes to language, primates have all the right vocal equipment. They just lack the brains
Humans Have Bogged Down the Earth with 30 Trillion Metric Tons of Stuff, Study Finds
The authors say this is more proof that we are living in an Age of Humans—but not all scientists agree
Why Humans Don't Have More Neanderthal DNA
The mutations humans acquired from Neanderthals are slowly being purged from the genome overtime
Aboriginal Australians Lived In Country's Interior 10,000 Years Earlier Than Thought
Excavations at a rock shelter in the Flinders Range shows people were there 49,000 years ago, hunting megafauna and developing new tools
Two-Million-Year-Old Jaw Has a Lot to Say About the Origins of Human Handedness
Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of handedness in an ancient human
Neanderthals May Have Given Us Both Good Genes and Nasty Diseases
DNA analysis shows ancient hominds transmitted genes that may have helped us adapt quicker to Europe and Asia. They also gave us HPV.
Wild Monkeys Unintentionally Make Stone Age Tools, But Don't See the Point
Scientists observe a “unique” human behavior in wild animals
Can Resource Scarcity Really Explain a History of Human Violence?
Data from thousands of California burial sites suggests that a lack of resources causes violence. But that conclusion may be too simplistic
Have Humans Hit Their Maximum Lifespan?
Researchers say 115 years old is the ceiling for most of us—with a few outliers able to live a bit longer
Doggonit: Genes That Make Fido Human Friendly Also Linked to Mental Disorders
Dogs’ diversity could make them vulnerable to disorders similar to OCD and autism
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