More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the ...

In the grand story of evolution, the crowning human distinction is our big brain. But our large heads have been slow to recognize a less admirable trait of Homo sapiens—self-centeredness.

A new scientific review tackles an age-old question: could dogs ever learn to talk? While barking out full sentences might ...

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, researchers discussed the role of climatic shifts and vegetation changes in driving the evolution within the subfamily ...

Most of us do it, be it romantic, familial, friendly or formal, but kissing among humans and where and how it originated is still hotly debated among historians and anthropologists. Now a new theory ...

Jane Goodall died Wednesday. As she was universally regarded as the greatest living expert on chimpanzees, her passing is a momentous event. It’s one that comes at a time of upheaval in the field ...

Fossil records and archaeological findings suggest a correlation between the two, but they do not yet provide definitive proof that the evolution of the brain and hands was directly linked in a ...

Reg. #15122 Dr. Irene Ketonen-Keating This class is a general introduction to the field of anthropology, the study of humanity. It is designed to pique your interest in the broad diversity of human ...