Scientists May Have Finally Solved Why Most Humans Are Right-Handed
Credit: Unsplash. Nine out of ten people favor their right hand. They write with it, eat with it,…
Why Are Some People Morning People? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains
The answer has less to do with morning people’s discipline than with deep evolutionary history, and a molecular…
Cut marks on 1.6-million-year-old bones reveal early humans moved and processed meat in Kenya
A new study from northern Kenya adds fresh detail to how early humans found, processed, and consumed meat…
Only 2% Of Humans Have Green Eyes—An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why
For most of human history, green eyes didn’t exist. Understanding why they do now means rethinking what we…
Neanderthals used rhinoceros teeth as tools for making stone implements, study finds
Neanderthals did more with hunted animals than eat their meat. A new study suggests they kept and reused…
Are Humans The Only Animals That Kiss? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains
Why do we kiss? The answer involves ancient apes, immune systems and a neurochemical cocktail in the human…
Did Humans Evolve To Eat Meat? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains What Your Anatomy Actually Reveals
The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against…
Evolution Doesn’t Care If We Live Past 40
Human aging is not what natural selection failed to prevent. It is what happens when selection simply has…
Redheads are ‘spreading across the globe’ as humans are still evolving | World | News
Britain’s Prince Harry may have done more to boost the profile of redheads than he has for the…
My sleepless night in a chimpanzee nest
(Meet Tatu and Loulis—the last of the ‘talking’ chimpanzees) The anthropologist David Samson has dedicated much of his…
Why Are Humans The Only Animals That Cook Their Food? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains
The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning…
Study Finds Europe’s Neanderthals Descended from a Single Population
Europe’s late Neanderthals largely came from a single population. Credit: GreekReporter Archive Europe’s Neanderthals may have traced most…