Gray's Anatomy (the book, not the TV show) was the first comprehensive attempt to map evolved human physiological adaptations — the organs of the human body. Imagine a similar effort to map human ...

Nestled in the nether regions of the nasal passage is a little-known organ that sees a lot of use in other animals but seems ...

Natural selection is an important evolutionary force that enables humans to adapt to new environments and fight disease-causing pathogens. However, the unique footprints of natural selection in our ...

Hedonic adaptation explains why happiness levels remain stable despite life changes, as our brains normalize extraordinary ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except ...

Global heating and its associated environmental disruptions are increasingly affecting human societies through deteriorating public health, economic instability, and social dislocation. Rising ...

The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is about 35 percent lower than at sea level.

We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things you can't see, such as what foods different people are able to digest. When ...

Gray's Anatomy (the book, not the TV show) was the first comprehensive attempt to map evolved human physiological adaptations — the organs of the human body. Imagine a similar effort to map human ...

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