The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...

A microbiologist named João Pedro de Magalhães proposed the idea that the reign of dinosaurs forced mammals to speed up their ...

Why do we kiss? The answer involves ancient apes, immune systems and a neurochemical cocktail in the human brain that few can ...

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn’t just threaten early ...

The scientific wonderers at What If envision a future where humans and machines fully integrate, transforming biological life into cybernetic existence.

In a remarkable encounter, human scientists at Whale-SETI had what they describe as a "conversation" with a humpback whale ...