A new paper by evolutionary anthropologists Colin Shaw (University of Zurich) and Daniel Longman (Loughborough University) ...

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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 ...

Men holding high positions within a hierarchical organisation have more offspring than those in other positions within the same organisation. This unexpected result, published this week in Ethology, ...

Scientists have successfully created immature human egg-like cells from skin-derived stem cells, a significant step in reproductive science. This brea ...

The world’s first baby conceived through an AI-assisted IVF process marks a historic leap in fertility science. Using robotic ...

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What we should be demanding access to is not abortion but education on the science of human reproduction. This science should be part of our schools' core curriculum from puberty through high school.

Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about humans' unique breathing patterns, how a hotter planet worsens droughts, and the diets of dinosaurs. It is time, once again, for our science ...

Chronic stress is on the rise—the result of an evolutionary mismatch that our bodies and brains, adapted over hundreds of ...

Apple snails can fully regrow their eyes, and their genes and eye structures are strikingly similar to humans. Scientists mapped the regeneration process and used CRISPR to identify genes, including ...