Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

The temporal lobe - a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication - could also reveal hidden clues ...

For thousands of years, dogs have been our companions, protectors, and partners in work. Now, they may be on the brink of an ...

Festivals, tastings, and collector’s markets have sprung up, reflecting the spirit’s rich heritage and its continued ...

While many wouldn't consider the Arctic one of the world's most unusual places with unexplained phenomena, we still don't ...

Gene mutations have consequences both good and bad—from resistance to conditions like diabetes to susceptibility to certain ...

Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...

Among extant genes known to have originated among Denisovans are sequences common in Tibetan populations that help the body ...