Amid persistent and frequent record heat, it may be surprising to hear that Earth is currently relatively cool — at least in ...

Neanderthals lost genetic diversity around 110,000 years ago. Researchers confirmed this by studying fossilized inner ears.

A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — A new study suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans and apes ... A Fossil First: Scientists Find ...

A new study has identified 15 fundamental motives that drive human behavior, showing how these forces intertwine and relate ...

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

Scientists employ deep learning to analyze and compare gene regulation across various cell types in human and chicken brains.

New research suggests a genetic variant in the NOVA1 protein may have played a key role in the emergence of human speech.

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

Humans have evolved an exceptionally high metabolic rate, unlike any other known animal. Unlike primates that conserve energy ...