Dragonflies may see the world in a way that pushes beyond human limits—and surprisingly, they do it using the same molecular trick we evolved ourselves. Scientists discovered that these insects can ...

Evolution is always happening — so why can't we see it? A biologist explains the timescale problem, election pressure, and ...

Hundreds of hominin fossils reveal that human body size remained stable for ages before a sharp increase in early members of ...

Laughter is universal among humans. Researchers have found that our closest relatives, apes, also laugh, and do it with a ...

Why humans have a philtrum, the groove above your lip, explained by an evolutionary biologist — from embryonic face-building ...

An international team of cave explorers has shown that cave walls and the prehistoric rock art that adorns them can preserve human DNA for thousands of years.

In "The Creatures' Guide to Caring," Elizabeth Preston traces myriad methods of caregiving across the natural world.

Especially for children in grades one to four, we’re trying to build down our digital infrastructure.” A big reason for this ...

Humans aren’t the only mammals with sparse hair. Elephants, rhinos and naked mole rats also have very little hair. It’s true for some marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, too.

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Dive in→ After 25 years of playing the first-person ...

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It is generally accepted by archaeologists that modern humans originated in Africa and dispersed worldwide, while other hominins went extinct. Yet how and when Homo sapiens dispersed out of Africa, ...