Science

Two insects land on your kitchen counter. One is a cockroach. You crush it, and nobody objects; someone may th…

A mouse’s brain develops quickly. Human brain development continues through childhood and adolescence, requiri…

In brief: NASA's CAPSTONE 02 mission, announced July 24, 2026 and targeted for a 2027 launch, will test autono…

Scientific status: Dogs descended from ancient wolf populations and were domesticated before agriculture (esta…

The evidence in brief: Many preindustrial Europeans described a “first sleep” and “second sleep,” separated by…

Can frozen childhood tissue produce sperm years later? Yes, in one reported human case. Researchers transplant…

Around 4,600 years ago, communities along the Nile turned stone, transport, skilled labor, food, administratio…

People cooperate constantly. We raise children together, share food, build companies, follow rules, defend fri…

Manifestation is usually sold as a cosmic shortcut. Think clearly enough, believe strongly enough, vibrate at…

The word adaptation gets used casually. People say humans are “adapted to screens,” “adapted to city life,” or…

These three terms get mixed together constantly: hominid , hominin , and Homo sapiens . They sound similar, an…

Coalitions are survival tech. They are also the hidden engine beneath our best cooperation and our worst divis…

The Double-Edged Mind Human intelligence is often celebrated as our species’ defining triumph, the thing that…

Throughout human history, periods of feast and famine have shaped the evolution of our species. Our ancestors…

Human beings have long sought to understand the factors that shape behavior, social structures, and cultural p…

Human beings are unique among animals in the degree to which our behavior is shaped by culture. We learn from…

Introduction The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming human society at an unprecedented pace.…

A plain-English guide to one of anthropology’s most misused words The word gets thrown around casually, usuall…

A family shares food widely after an unpredictable hunt but guards stored grain after a reliable harvest. A fa…

A person gives money to a stranger. One explanation points to empathy. Another points to religious instruction…

Why does a hunter give away valuable meat? Why do parents invest differently across children or stages of life…

A dominant animal wins a fight, suffers an infected wound, and produces no surviving offspring. A smaller riva…

A drought arrives. Some plants retain water more efficiently than others. If part of that difference is inheri…

Ask who developed the theory of evolution and most people will answer Charles Darwin. The answer is understand…