We've all been there: watching a movie when suddenly your eyes well up, or hearing a song that sends tears streaming down ...

Humans are the only primates that run nearly naked under the sun. Here’s how this biological tradeoff reshaped how our ...

The combined weight of every human is more than 10 times that of every wild land mammal put together, a new study finds. “When you look at wildlife documentaries on television — for instance of ...

For most mammals, fur is essential for survival. Humans lost it anyway and didn’t just survive, they adapted. Fossil and ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

Why is it that certain mammals have an exceptional sense of smell, some hibernate, and yet others, including humans, are predisposed to disease? A major international research project has surveyed and ...