For most of human history, green eyes didn’t exist. Understanding why they do now means rethinking what we know about ...

It is one of the strangest puzzles in human evolution. About 90% of people across every human culture favor their right ...

Researchers reveals how walking on two legs and expanding brain size drove the evolution of human right-handedness.

Using Bayesian evolutionary modelling, the researchers tested several theories linked to handedness, including tool use, diet ...

Scientists retrieved proteins from six teeth unearthed in China that reveal a potential link between Homo erectus and later ...

About nine out of every ten humans on Earth are righties. This strange imbalance ...

Red meat once supported human survival but modern eating is very different. High intake links to health risks and ...

Red meat has long occupied a near-mythic place in the story of human evolution. It is often cast as the food that helped make ...

An analysis of ancient human artefacts finds that the container, a simple but critical tool, may have originated 500,000 ...

Is your friend late again?! There’s a scientific reason for the annoyance that’s overtaking your more rational thoughts.