A recent study proposes a new paradigm for understanding the role of carrion in the subsistence of human populations ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Our brains evolved for complex thought and language - but the same genes that made us smarter may have increased mental illness risk.

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, researchers discussed the role of climatic shifts and vegetation changes in driving the evolution within the subfamily ...

Most of us do it, be it romantic, familial, friendly or formal, but kissing among humans and where and how it originated is still hotly debated among historians and anthropologists. Now a new theory ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists are casting doubt on the headline-making study Birds Make an Alarm Call That ...

Every desire, fear, and act of love is the cosmos thinking through our minds. The ARCH model exposes the brain's hidden architecture—evolution's grand design for behavior.

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, Vol. 28, No. 1, Special Issue: Techno-Behaviours (March 2021), pp. 1-10 (10 pages) In this brief introduction, we present and contextualise ‘theoretical ...

Lead is a powerful neurotoxin that disrupts the growth and function of both brain and body. There is no safe level of lead exposure, and even the smallest traces can impair memory, learning and ...

The study found that bird species who nest in tree cavities have independently evolved heightened aggression across lineages, particularly in females. Scientists have long wondered whether evolution ...