A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Short snouts and a flat profile—within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

A new study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Remarkable social behaviors have been discovered in Kinda baboons (Papio kindae) that set them apart from other baboon ...

Yet, for all its aesthetic and expressive potency, the neck is also a site of fear and deep vulnerability. Villains and ...

People on the Tibetan Plateau have developed unique physiological traits over 10,000 years to thrive in low-oxygen conditions ...

A new study reveals that Tibetan communities have developed unique adaptations to survive in the low-oxygen conditions of the ...

Archaeological evidence shows the Magdalenian people from 18,000 years ago likely were engaged in cannibalism. As part of the ...

Experts have been studying remote mountain communities and found they have certain genetic advantages which prove that ...