For many people, discomfort during a medical injection or a long tattoo session feels especially intense. According to new ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

A new study concludes that the speed at which the human brain evolved may help explain why our species experiences autism. According to the authors, certain genes associated with autism are ...

For decades, the dominant theory in human evolution suggested that modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage in Africa. However, groundbreaking new research from the University of ...

Skhul Cave is the earliest of all known organized human burial sites, so the identity of the remains buried there is significant. The authors of the study, published in the July-August issue of the ...

By transplanting gut microbes from humans, squirrel monkeys and macaques into germ-free mice, scientists reveal that ...

Share on Pinterest Human brain cell evolution may be linked to autism, neurodiversity, according to a new study. Image credit: Lauren Lee/Stocksy A new study concludes that the speed at which the ...