Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life. Imagine a hot, watery mix of ...

Humans are overwhelmingly right-handed, but scientists have long struggled to explain why no other primate species shows ...

A newly discovered genetic mutation unique to humans may help explain why we are significantly more vulnerable to cancer than our closest evolutionary relatives. Researchers at the University of ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion years of our ...

“A central goal of neuroscience is to develop an understanding of the brain that ultimately describes the mechanistic basis of human cognition and behavior,” said Jeremy Herskowitz, Ph.D., associate ...

Childbirth is often described as one of humanity’s defining biological challenges, but new research suggests the story is far ...

Over time, humans lost the vocal membranes and air sacs found in monkeys and apes and developed a more stable voice box.

As someone who loves ultra-distance running and is also a huge Bruce Springsteen fan, “Born to Run” has always been one of my favorite songs. Yes, I know it’s cliché. But, anytime I’m out for a long ...