The curious minds at What If reveal the truth about human and chimpanzee evolution, comparing genomes, behavior, and evolutionary divergence.

Personal Perspective: "Normal" isn’t perfection but a statistical range based on population data. Diagnoses compare ...

For decades, scientists have tried to answer a simple question: why be honest when deception is possible? Whether it is a peacock's tail, a stag's roar, or a human's résumé, signals are means to ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in ...

A large comparative study of primate teeth shows that grooves once linked to ancient human tooth-picking can form naturally, while some common modern dental problems appear uniquely human.

From school to work to everyday life, you’ve likely been part of groups that work together smoothly and others that quickly ...

For a long time, most scientists believed that early human hunter-gatherer societies were mostly equal, with little hierarchy ...

OLLOBOT reports on the rise of cyber-pets, AI-driven companions reshaping relationships in a digital age, signaling evolving ...

Fear has a scent. Here’s how this invisible chemical signal has shaped human perceptions, emotions and survival instincts.

The evolution of digital applications is redefining what makes technology effective. Increasingly, the value of software lies not in technical complexity but in its ability to align with how people ...

Old beliefs about early human behavior in East Asia are being challenged by the discovery of a richly-layered archaeological site located in central China. The excavation project at Xigou, led by the ...