In a secluded forest near Zurich, evolutionary anthropologist Colin Shaw stands barefoot on damp soil, rain falling through ...

What is human nature? This is a question that has perplexed philosophers and psychologists throughout the ages. Are people essentially socially constructive and altruistic or are they destructive and ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both ...

A single act of courage punctures the old, worn out trope that the world is defined by group conflict and self-interest ...

Long ago, early humans shared the earth with several archaic human species, including Neanderthals and Denisovans. These species, were bipedal and close relatives of modern humans. They lived in parts ...

Aaron Laux isn’t one to preach. He does, however, wish that humans recognized and embraced their interconnectedness with the planet they inhabit. He shares this message not with words, but with wood.

All vertebrate species have a pelvis, but only humans use it for upright, two-legged walking. The evolution of the human pelvis, and our two-legged gait, dates back five million years, but the precise ...

At 250, Jane Austen still sees through pride, insecurity and desire with rare clarity, revealing why her novels feel truer to ...

We humans like to think of ourselves as masters of the planet, bending nature to suit our needs. We build roads, carve out neighborhoods, and raise cities from the ground up. But in reality, our ...

In a collection of research articles and related content, the Human Cell Atlas consortium presents tools, data and ideas towards the generation of their first draft atlas of cells in the human body.