Recent studies showing wide cultural and individual differences in biophilia call into question the claim that humans are ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...

Schizophrenia affects around 23 million people globally, or one in 345 people. The illness can beset sufferers with ...

A new study finds tiny Neanderthal DNA differences shaped their powerful jaws, revealing how small genetic changes influence ...

Modern species of bears living near humans for extended periods show evidence of genetic changes making them less aggressive ...

Some people say that today there are almost no "blank spots" left on our planet - that is, places completely unexplored by ...

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an ...

“Early humans comprised a subdivided, shifting, pan-African meta-population with physical and cultural diversity,” read a statement on the research. “This framework better explains existing genetic, ...

New genetic research suggests centuries of human persecution may have selected for calmer behavior in Italy's rare Apennine ...

The Apennine brown bear is a small population found only in central Italy, with a long history of closeness to human ...

Research on SARS-CoV-2 in zoo tigers, lions, and hyenas shows rapid viral evolution and adaptation, offering insights into cross-species transmission dynamics.

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and ...