A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

For nearly 30 years, a landmark study shaped how scientists understood the relationship between brain and body size in ...

Humans, who are classified among the five great apes, are closest genetically, i.e., DNA similarity, to chimpanzees (98.8%-99%) and bonobos (98.8%). [Blueringmedia ...

A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead to ...

A groundbreaking international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically ...

So many of life's most pivotal decisions come down to one question: Should you listen to your logic or your emotions? Popular ...

A new study has examined how mothers influence the size of their child's head—and, as a result, brain size and future ...

A study investigated whether the genes for schizophrenia and autism appeared more frequently as mammals evolved bigger brains ...

We will now discuss in a little more detail the Struggle for Existence. ―Darwin Compared with other mammals, human beings have large brains and access to types of intelligence that other animals ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...