Kissing is a big part of human bonding and social connection and associated with the release of oxytocin and dopamine. Here ...

A new book shows that human dads have evolved to be important members of their kids’ caretaking team — a fact that makes them ...

Humans have a uniquely long childhood compared to great apes, during which we develop the skills needed to navigate our complex social lives. Scientists have long believed this prolonged childhood ...

A collection of over 40,000 trees in rural Utah is the world’s largest single organism, having all descended from a single ...

A look through hundreds of previous studies – on everything from modern human anatomy and physiology to measures of the ...

Fossil teeth challenge the idea that large brains drove extended childhood, suggesting cultural transmission shaped human evolution.

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

Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously ...

Professor Tim Coulson, a professor of Zoology and former head of Biology at Oxford University, has shared his thoughts on ...

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 ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A first-of-its-kind survey helps to answer that question.

The genetic mutation that causes Huntington's disease (HD)—a devastating brain disease that disrupts mobility and diminishes ...