Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has selected for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV in humans, ...

A new species of ancient primate challenges what we think we know about where human ancestors diverged from monkeys.

The prospect of prolonging human life has intrigued scientists and the general public alike for centuries. Recent scientific advancements suggest that humans could potentially reach the staggering age ...

These tails vary widely by anatomy and purpose—from the grippy tails of opossums to the balancing tails of kangaroos to the ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

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A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes. When you purchase through links on our ...

WASHINGTON — The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National Academies report concludes. The report, A Science Strategy for the ...

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