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 ...

A trending claim is that human-AI coevolution is underway and will expand. AI shapes humans, humans shape AI. Good or bad?

Deep in the limestone caves of southern China lies a discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about human ...

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 ...

These brainy black birds are more than their unmistakable crow call. They've been a synergistic part of humanity's evolution.

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 ...

Analyses revealed a unique pattern in which back teeth matured more slowly than front teeth in the specimen's first five years. This pattern, combined with an observed reliance on adult caregivers, ...

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

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

In his latest book, the author, who believes humans are simultaneously the smartest and stupidest animals on earth, says that ...