Our superpower is that we are ecosystem generalists,” said Eleanor Scerri, an evolutionary archaeologist at the Max Planck ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

From depressed polar bears to charismatic pandas, conservationists have used anthropomorphism, or the practice of attributing ...

Each person on Earth has physical characteristics which are unique to him or her. No two people are alike, and any human being that is killed before being born can never be replaced. At fertilization, ...

A study published in the Journal of Marketing reveals a powerful way to combat declining physical activity levels: ...

Comparative genomics revealed genetic differences between wild and domestic animals, highlighting traits influenced by human ...

New research reveals that each person has a unique breathing “fingerprint” that can be used to identify them with nearly 97% accuracy.

A study published in Current Biology demonstrates that scientists can identify individuals based solely on their breathing ...

"There's four essential characteristics of intelligent behavior that every animal, or relatively smart animal, can do, and certainly humans," he said. "Understanding the physical world, having ...

This gene variant contributed to the dietary and physiological evolution of modern humans Date: May 21, 2025 Source: Cell Press Summary: Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Publishing in Cell Genomics, researchers have identified a genetic ...