When humans started farming around 10,000 years ago, they reshaped their landscapes, diets, and social structures. A common ...

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Research suggests that crying is not a sign of weakness, but one of the most sophisticated social technologies in the natural ...

Can exercise lower cortisol? A randomized clinical trial reveals that a year of aerobic activity reduces stress hormones and ...

For years, the story of recent human evolution looked relatively quiet. Scientists studying ancient human DNA had found only ...

Autism and Alzheimer’s disease have long occupied separate corners of neuroscience. One is diagnosed in childhood; the other ...

Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your hand—the zebra finch is a remarkable learner. A songbird native to Australia, it's renowned for its ability to pick up new songs. That talent ...

On the far right side of the periodic table, just beneath oxygen, sits a lesser-known group of elements called the chalcogens ...

Before today’s strict ethical standards was a darker past of unethical human experiments carried out in the name of ...

Fibroblasts are an essential component of the heart, as they play key roles in its structure, development and response to ...

Taiwanese scientists have linked abnormalities in the olfactory region of mouse brains with behaviors connected to autism spectrum disorder, using a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based brain ...