Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...

New research finds that brain development is not linear. There are distinct phases with unique characteristics.

Scientists are edging closer to something that once sounded like science fiction: tools that might refresh aging human eggs ...

"We all have the right to receive information in our native language," says Peruvian obstetrician Ana Miluzka Baca Gamarra.

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

A new study warns modern life may undermine key human survival traits, from fertility to cognition, as environmental ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced $1B in grant money to make airports more pleasant, but the real event was his fitness duel with 71-year-old RFK Jr ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life.

Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting the stars, but in the future, we'll need more ...