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

Human babies arrive with 100 extra bones for the same reason birth is the most dangerous event in mammalian life. Both facts ...

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 ...

There is a growing idea in evolutionary biology that human ageing might not just be a modern biological process. Instead, it may be rooted in a very a.

Shapes of beaks and snouts come in an extraordinary range of forms, reflecting adaptations to different lifestyles and ...

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

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

Years of chronic exposure of human skin to sunlight strongly disrupts its body-clock rhythm, according to a pioneering study ...