Scientists analyzed hairs extracted from the broken teeth of two 19th century “man-eater” lions. Their analysis revealed DNA ...

A new study shows that the patchwork of different ecosystems found in mountainous regions played a key role in the evolution of humans.

From early humans rubbing sticks together to make fire, to the fossil fuels that drove the industrial revolution, energy has played a central role in our development as a species. But the way we ...

Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally.

Mange is a skin disease in dogs that can be caused by several different species of mites that burrow into the skin and cause ...

The mites are usually harmless and are a natural part of the human skin microbiome. Occasionally they multiply excessively, ...

Of all primates living today, only we humans walk fully upright. But Lucy and other fossil finds reveal that more than 3 million years ago, a relatively small-brained, ape-faced human ancestor ...

Our ability to peer inside the human genome has shown that in fact our biology continues to change to suit particular environments. Most of us feel breathless in high mountain air because our ...

Frank, M. Gleiser, E. Thompson, 2024) appear to make a similar argument that science versus lived experience is a false dichotomy, with claims going further: without human experience, science ...

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In today’s column, I explore the human-to-human psychological phenomenon known as mirroring and reveal that modern-day generative AI can also partake in mirroring behaviors too. This is part of ...

The developer behind NetEase's survival free-to-play horror, Once Human, says the feedback it's received about the game's second season has been "quite demoralising". In a statement posted to the ...