“Our work highlights how evolutionary adaptations to diet and disease may have influenced primate biology, including humans,” ...

Now, a growing body of scientific evidence shows hundreds of genes act differently in the brains of biologically male or female humans. What this means isn't yet clear, though some of the genes may be ...

From grooming rituals to soaking in hot baths, Japan’s snow monkeys blur the line between animal instinct and human-like behavior. This exploration uncovers the biology, social intelligence, and ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

For 150 years, Broca's area has defined speech production. Now scientists have discovered a second parallel system that ...

I'm sure we've all met a few toxic personalities in our time, but someone who is truly venomous isn't likely, but does that ...

Humans developed large brains and flatter faces at an exceptionally quick rate compared to other apes, according to new research from UCL scientists. The study suggests that these rapid changes may ...

A global study of over 1,100 species reveals an evolutionary reason why females consistently live longer than males.

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

Some species of hominids, a family of primates dating back to the early Miocene, who lived in East Africa about ...

The study, recently published in the journal Nature, found that these tweaks changed how a key hip bone developed. This allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on ...