
Does Your Microbiome Shape Your Friendships?
Research confirms that who you spend time with is a powerful predictor of the microbes you carry. But these tiny organisms may also influence your social life.
Research confirms that who you spend time with is a powerful predictor of the microbes you carry. But these tiny organisms may also influence your social life.
Paleoanthropologist Carol Ward explains how walking upright marked a milestone in hominin history.
We’ve all been taught that human fertilization is an Olympic-style competition. The truth is that it’s much more like a gigantic lottery.
A recent study suggests they’ve got the voice but not the brains.
By counting the number of neurons in brains, one scientist revolutionized our view of why Homo sapiens and nonhuman primates are so much smarter than other animals.
Although there is merit in recognizing how we resemble our primate relatives, sometimes we need to understand what sets our species apart.