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Why are 90% of people right-handed and 10% left-handed? A modification of the well-known fighting hypothesis aims to explain ...

Humans appear to be set apart from much of the animal kingdom, even if we do say so ourselves. While we often credit our survival to superior intellect and our hyper-competitive spirit, a new study ...

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't?

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...

New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.

There are two main hypotheses about why humans (and other animals) kiss: either it’s a learned behaviour, or it’s instinct.

New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.

Vestigial features in humans provide evidence of evolution.

Human brains can sense rhythm and melody from birth, showing music may be part of biology rather than something learned.

Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, physicist and cosmologist Max Tegmark presented a vision of the future of ...

Humans are fundamentally "musical animals"—and our capacity for music is rooted in biology, not just culture. This is the conclusion of new work by University of Amsterdam professor of Music Cognition ...