Recent advances in our understanding of human evolution challenge the way we currently name and classify our ancestors, ...

People often rate their own abilities too highly, even when misplaced confidence can lead to bad decisions. That creates an ...

Some cynodonts may have been giving birth to live young much sooner in evolutionary history than previously assumed. A new ...

An exceptionally preserved snake fossil from Brazil reveals that early snakes were far more diverse than scientists once ...

A hidden force let humans smash a barrier that had trapped our ancestors for millions of years.

Have you ever had a colleague who consistently presents themselves with unwavering confidence during meetings? Despite ...

As all children learn, everyone poos. But when did this begin? And what evolutionary and environmental changes accompanied ...

The study blends math, statistics and biology to show that this long-held hyperbolic pattern is an anomaly because it doesn't account for the fact that all species on earth are defined as much by ...

There has been recent discussion within evolutionary psychology circles about the misuse of evolutionary psychological research findings, prompted by a piece in the Boston Globe from leading ...