DNA switches that predate humans and Neanderthals still influence how people speak today, offering new clues about language ...

Large language models aren’t trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our own ...

A new study looks at thousands of years worth of data and finds that malaria hot spots have played a critical role in shaping where humans settled and either thrived or failed to thrive.

We know more today about how humans learn than ever before, so why do most classrooms still look like they did a century ago? Decades of research in cognitive science, neuroscience and educational ...

In his new book, Moral Origins, evolutionary anthropologist Christopher Boehm speculates that human morality emerged along with big game hunting. Basic Books; Jenny Cool Why do people show kindness to ...

In today’s fast-paced environment, companies must make decisions quickly and adapt to changing conditions. A proven framework for rapid decision making is the OODA (short for observe, orient, decide ...

It is a basic understanding in anthropology that the course of human evolution differs fundamentally from that of other animals due to its heavy reliance on cultural rather than biological adaptation.

Humans really are everywhere. More than any other vertebrate species, we have managed to quickly spread across the planet and take control of it. From the sweltering heat of the desert to the freezing ...

Every species perceives the world differently, and the distance at which animals can identify humans varies widely. Some rely on eyesight, others on scent, and many use a combination of senses.

Business titans are betting hundreds of billions of dollars on AI infrastructure and data centers as the nation enters the so ...

Infectious diseases borne by mosquitoes—such as malaria, dengue fever, and Zika fever—claim more than 770,000 lives worldwide each year. Understanding how mosquitoes find humans has long been a ...