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

In the new study, Zollikofer and his team examined several teeth that were uncovered over 20 years ago in the Caucasus ...

A study comparing fossil skulls and great ape anatomy reveals how temporal lobes evolved in response to social complexity and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

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 ...