We’ve all seen those puppy dog eyes staring longingly at our sandwiches, but what if that same food-driven behavior was the ...

Could cosmic radiation from a magnetic pole shift explain Neanderthal extinction?

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also ...

Cambridge and Oxford researchers propose the placenta drove human evolution by shaping our large, social brains.

Cambridge and Oxford researchers propose the placenta drove human evolution by shaping our large, social brains.

The reason why birds make such a racket at dawn is still unclear. But researchers are now pouring cold water on one popular ...

Recent discoveries using lab-grown brain organoids, or "mini-brains," suggest that testosterone increases brain size while ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the behavioral traits that have made human societies able to thrive ...