The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

Brain freeze — the sharp, seconds-long headache we get from ingesting something cold — is rooted in the way our brain senses ...

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.

With his wife and research partner, Vanessa Woods, Hare is the author of several best-selling books on the psychology of dogs, including “The Genius of Dogs,” “Survival of the Friendliest: ...

At several archaeological sites in southern Africa, hundreds of highly unusual fragments of ostrich eggs have been found.

A new analysis argues that this daily work of processing and cooking food helped reshape human bodies and social life. It explores how fire, tools, and cooperation driven by women changed humans’ ...

From early on, what has set the human species apart from all others is the ability to direct ever-increasing power toward our ...

Scientists and institutions present findings on evolution, genetics, and neuroscience, underscoring active research areas where mechanisms remain under investigation. Coverage includes the Cambrian ...

More than 40,000 years ago, Ice Age humans were carving repeated patterns of dots, lines, and crosses into tools and small ivory figurines. A new computational study of more than 3,000 of these ...

His new book, about the mystery of consciousness, strengthens the case that technology will never truly replicate humans.

Consumer trends, writing instruments The Evolution of Writing Instruments: From Quills to Smart Pens The act of writing has been a cornerstone of human ...

A pair of disturbances common in Western Canada's boreal forests, when combined, may have an unexpected benefit of limiting the spread of non-native plant species, a University of Alberta study shows.