Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

Recent research from the UK Biobank shows that menopause is linked to adverse mental health outcomes and lower brain volume.

Tests in Germany show children and teens are contaminated with banned plasticizers. The use of certain plasticizers has been banned or severely restricted in places like the EU, US, Canada and Japan, ...

In Lake Malawi, hundreds of species of cichlid fish have evolved with astonishing speed, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study how biodiversity arises.

Evolutionary theory has revolutionized the way we understand humans – yet more than a century after Darwin's ideas reshaped biology, the female form of our species remains largely a mystery.

Some books dominate intellectual conversations even when few people finish them. Five influential titles that shaped modern ...

Scientists are one step closer to growing crops on the moon after successfully cultivating chickpeas in simulated lunar soil.

A new study sheds light on the illuminating, sometimes counterintuitive dynamics of mating and how species survive.

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Unions are urging the Albanese government to enshrine up to 12 days of paid reproductive health leave in national workplace ...

The Trump administration has taken many steps—some of them truly unprecedented—to advance pro-life policies, both ...

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who ...