Recent analysis of ancient antelope teeth has provided unexpected insights into the lives of early humans, challenging long-held assumptions about their daily activities and environments. These ...

Few environments reveal the mechanics of human movement as clearly as a kitchen. Pots, pans, countertops, ovens, and fridges form the stage of a new project led by Mathis, assistant professor at ...

A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with ...

A new study proves individual human cortical neurons have the computational complexity of an entire deep artificial neural ...

The ocean still hides many secrets, and sometimes the smallest or simplest creatures reveal the biggest clues about life. Scientists have long believed that complex animals such as humans evolved ...

Imagine a world where the keys to every door were left under a proverbially convenient doormat. It's an open invitation to chaos, though the "finders-keepers" of the cyber world would describe it as ...

Some 4,000 years ago, as ancient civilizations such as the Minoans in Crete and the Neo-Sumerian Empire in Mesopotamia were shaping cultures in Europe and the Middle East, human biology itself was ...

The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey pathogens in waterways and their surroundings, all at the same time. DNA is contained in each cell of every plant, ...