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

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

Recent studies indicate that sugars in our diets have played a pivotal role in the evolutionary growth of the human brain ...

Brain organoids, three-dimensional models of the brain, are a boon to neuroscience, making it possible to study the development, evolution and disease of the brain in a model that is based on human ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically exposed to lead ...

Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the human ...

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

A just-published article in the journal Nature—“Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia,” (Akbari et al, 15 April 2026)—describes how the development of agriculture in ...

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood. Why is it that, compared to most other ...