The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

One of the defining features of human evolution is the steady expansion of our brains. New findings suggest this growth may be partly linked to higher levels of estrogen before birth. Surprisingly, a ...

A new study explains why humans have chins while other primates do not. Researchers found that the chin likely formed as a ...

An international research team, including VUB data scientist Yannick Jadoul, has shed new light on the rhythmic nature of sexual behavior in bonobos. By precisely analyzing the tempo of movements ...

Leadership is entering a new era, shaped by the rise of agentic AI systems capable of taking initiative, making decisions, ...

Another suggestion is that tails disappeared from the earliest apes due to a genetic mistake. When a single short stretch of DNA found in humans and other apes, but not in other primates, was added to ...

Survival of the fittest. Nature red in tooth and claw. The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organism to out-compete its rivals and is thus passed ...

Manchester City could face a tricky Champions League decider just days before the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal. Man City ...

There are many parallels between human intelligence and AI, and there are some interesting parallels in how they’re created ...

For pet owners, the advent of pet trusts means peace of mind when owners can no longer care for their beloved family member.

The earliest recorded vertebrates had four eyes to escape predators in the ancient Cambrian ocean, according to half-a-billion-year-old fossils from China that shed light on our evolutionary origins.