Fruit, honey and other naturally sweet foods may have helped fuel the evolution of the human brain, according to new research ...

A sweet tooth for sugars from fruits and honey may have helped fuel brain growth in our primate cousins and early human ...

A hidden force let humans smash a barrier that had trapped our ancestors for millions of years.

A reconstruction of East Africa's environment 1.75 million years ago suggests wildfires spiked during wetter times, which may ...

Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

Intelligence is an energetically expensive luxury. And a new study in Science shows meat has never been the main fuel source ...

Microglia are the brain’s most abundant immune cells. They protect against invading threats, remove damaged neurons and help shape neural circuits as the brain develops. Scientists at Columbia’s ...

With four launches and nine spacewalks under his belt, Fincke leaves NASA as the fourth-most-flown astronaut at the space agency. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts returned to ...

Human brain evolution may owe as much to the consumption of fruit and honey as to meat, according to a new Analytical Review. Most people cut sugar first when they decide to improve their diet. The ...