Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind ...

The first complete genetic portrait of a so‑called “last Neanderthal” is forcing scientists to redraw the map of our origins, ...

In Nepal’s Upper Mustang, near the southern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, life unfolds in some of the thinnest air on Earth.

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind ...

A new study suggests that many modern health challenges may stem from a deep evolutionary mismatch between our ancient biology and today’s industrialized environments.

A new framework argues that human language did not arise from a single evolutionary leap but from the convergence of many biological abilities and cultural processes.

Neanderthals are usually seen as brutish and primitive, but research now suggests our ancestors kissed often - and even with ...

As our evolution slows and industrialization and technology accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that human ...

Tibetan populations are still evolving to thrive in one of the most extreme environments on Earth, revealing ongoing natural ...

Kissing is more than just "mouth-to-mouth" touching, and the study doesn't really shed much light on why humans kiss the way ...

Kissing stretches back roughly 21 million years, to the shared ancestor of humans and other large apes, according to the ...