Meats were important, too. But throughout human evolution, fruits may have fueled much of the brain growth in our primate ...

A new study reveals the human brain is composed of two independently evolved organs, enabling the first lab-grown human hindbrain neurons.

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically exposed to lead ...

The front and back parts of our brain come from different progenitor cells in embryos, which suggests they evolved as separate entities ...

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead to ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome can exert a profound influence on the human body, and scientists are learning more about exactly how certain microbes can impact us.

India, Sept. 20 -- Must-Read Science-Backed Books For Curious Minds: For readers who enjoy exploring science, psychology, ...

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He found a creative way to prove it. By Adam Nossiter Ralph Holloway, an ...

The brain is a social organThe human brain did not evolve simply to enhance 'intelligence.' The brain itself was formed ...

This volume is based on the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences, “In the Light of Evolution VI: Brain and Behavior,” held January 20-21, 2012, at the Arnold and Mabel ...

Encountering Computers and the Era of the "Electronic Brain"The origin of my fascination with the unknown realm of computers lies in a television commercial from the early 1970s, a time when the ...