Gut bacteria may have accompanied humans for thousands of years, but many species are missing from industrialized populations ...

We don’t often think of ourselves as a major predator, let alone the most dangerous of them all, but wildlife clearly think differently — and recognize us for what we are. Bear warning in the woods ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Modern humans are evolutionary survivors, thriving generation after generation while our ancient relatives died out. Now, new research into our brain chemistry suggests that an enzyme unique to Homo ...

New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists ...

In July 2024, all eyes will turn to Paris for the Summer Olympic Games. Spectators from around the globe will converge on the City of Light to watch athletes compete and to soak in the culture, ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...