Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

From this trove of genetic information, researchers have already identified dozens of examples of relatively recent evolution. Anatomically modern humans migrated from Africa sometime between ...

We are not requiring that they follow the particular route that led to the evolution of humans. There may be many different evolutionary pathways, each unlikely, but the sum of the number of ...

Think of anyone you know that is around that age range and they will certainly look younger than this James Bond actor ...

The development of primate brains is shaped by various inputs. However, these inputs differ between independent breeders, ...

When forward head posture is maintained for extended periods, certain tissues shorten while others elongate. Over time, the ...

Researchers have uncovered how social interactions influence brain development in common marmosets, drawing parallels with ...

Image The domestication of wheat and other starch-rich crops starting 12,000 years ago most likely drove the evolution of extra amylase genes in humans.Credit...Adam Riding for The New York Times ...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection made us rethink our place in the world. The idea that humans shared a common ancestor with apes was a challenge to the foundations of ...