For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

If humanity’s future really is in the stars, what will that mean when it comes to, well, making more humans? As a number of experts have pointed out, venturing into space also means exposing people to ...

Now some scientists claim in a new paper that culture has actually overtaken genetics as the leading force shaping human evolution, marking a major shift. Timothy Waring, an economist at the ...

A study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old evolutionary theory that sought to explain aging and senescence. A ...

Men holding high positions within a hierarchical organisation have more offspring than those in other positions within the same organisation. This unexpected result, published this week in Ethology, ...

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, November 15, 2023 (ENS) – From black puffs of diesel exhaust to the sun-blocking haze of orange wildfire smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory health. Now, ...

There is something, however, that distinctly separates us humans from the vast majority of mammals: we live long past our ...

A new study shows that microplastics have been discovered within human reproductive cells. The Cool Down reports that the study, carried out in Italy, found microplastics in 14 of the 18 samples ...

The slow maturation of human children—often viewed as burdensome in modern parenting—is, in fact, a remarkable evolutionary achievement. Unlike other species, humans remain biologically immature and ...

Apple snails can fully regrow their eyes, and their genes and eye structures are strikingly similar to humans. Scientists mapped the regeneration process and used CRISPR to identify genes, including ...