Happiness and the evolution of brain size: Serotonin can act as a growth factor for the stem cells in the fetal human brain that determine brain size

Y chromosomes of Neanderthals and Denisovans now sequenced: Neanderthals have adopted male sex chromosome from modern humans

Chimpanzees show greater behavioural and cultural diversity in more variable environments

Mortality worldwide: Be generous, live longer. The more resources people share within a society, the better for health and longevity.

Remains of 17th Century Bishop Support Neolithic Emergence of Tuberculosis

XNect: Real-Time Multi-Person 3D Motion Capture with a Single RGB Camera

Neandertals may have had a lower threshold for pain: People who inherited a special ion channel from Neandertals experience more pain

Scientists have found evidence suggesting that increased inflammation causes the ageing process to speed up, and that there is a fine balance between maintaining immune system function and longevity.

Our deepest view of the X-ray sky

A study of 9,000 people has found the less animal products someone consumes, the lower their body mass index on average and less extroverted