An international team of researchers published a study in the journal Nature Communications, revealing new insights into life ...

Scientists have identified a tiny genetic change—present in nearly all living humans but absent in our closest extinct ...

A new book offers an unsettling account of human exceptionalism and shows that the unique ways we gamble with risks and move out of our comfort zones may yet be our downfall.

Arwen gave up her immortality in The Lord of the Rings in a complex move that puzzles many, but the full explanation is there in the books.

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability ...