Anthropologists seeking to understand human evolution often include primates such as chimps or apes in their studies. But a ...

Scientists discovered fragments of the human BC200 gene inside the molluscum contagiosum virus, revealing an unusual exchange ...

For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth ...

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An age-old debate about human nature is being energised with new findings on the tightrope of cooperation and competition For a century, this theory of human origins has died and returned. To free it ...

In “How evolution of the human brain shaped women’s sexual and reproductive health,” an article published recently in Reproductive Biology Insights, Mahmoud Fathalla explores the ways that biological ...

Human reproduction exhibits marked temporal variation, with birth rates and conception outcomes fluctuating across the calendar year. These patterns arise from a complex interplay of environmental ...