Study of gar fish reveals the modern eye-brain connection may have evolved much earlier than previously believed. Read More
Some traditional masculine stereotypes, such as being adventurous and competitive, were linked to being better fathers to infant children. This is especially true if men also adopt a nurturing role. However, one trait, hostile sexism, was not linked to improvements in parenting skills. Read More
Computer tomography reveals modern human brain structures only originated between 1.5 to 1.7 million years ago in African Homo populations. Read More
When people hear screams of excited happiness, they tend to confuse the emotion with fear. Researchers say the bias toward categorizing excited and joyfully screams as fear has evolutionary roots. Read More
Using brain organoid models, researchers have identified how the brain grows much larger and has three times as many neurons, as the brains of chimpanzees and gorillas. Read More
A new technique which involves fusing human and chimpanzee skin cells that have been modified to act like stem cells, allowed researchers to identify two novel genetic differences between humans and chimps. Read More
Hereditary forces that have evolved over millions of years favor mate selection and reproduction in the early years of male sexual maturity at the expense of longer-term well-being. This may explain why females tend to live longer and are less vulnerable to certain health and developmental disorders. Read More
A new study reveals Neanderthals had the ability to perceive and produce human speech. Read More
Study reveals the extinction of larger animals led to an increase in the volume of the human brain, and ultimately the development of language in early humans. Read More
Exposure to unpleasant stimuli that might make you feel queasy or disgusted may be evolution's way of keeping us healthy and helping us to avoid infection. Read More
A new genetic study reveals the evolution of longevity and larger brains in capuchin monkeys. Read More
By altering the NOVA1 gene, researchers were able to "Neanderthal-izes" a brain organoid model. Study reveals there is only a one gene difference between the modern human brain and that of our extinct ancestors. Read More
