The unique human body part that evolution cannot explain - The human chin has long been fertile ground for arguments between scientists over its purpose ...

Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, ...

A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain—have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4 billion years of our ...

The uvula is nearly unique to humans among mammals. An evolutionary biologist unpacks competing theories for why we evolved ...

From back pain to wisdom teeth, many of the human body's common problems exist because evolution builds on old designs, a new ...

A new analysis suggests the evolution of human body size was marked by a major turning point rather than gradual growth.

The human body is often described as a marvel of “perfect design”: elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose. Yet, when we look closer, a rather different picture emerges. Far from being a ...

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