A new study sheds light on the role of sexual behavior in apes, which has implications for understanding its evolutionary ...

On this week's episode: big bird intelligence, astronauts should jump, sheep and human history, and a tiny great ape.

Most humans are in the bisexual range of the sexual behaviour spectrum, an expert says. It follows official data revealing 1.8 per cent of the UK population identify as bisexual.

The new virus also has other similarities to SARS CoV-2 – the virus that causes Covid-19 – as it too can infiltrate human cells by connecting to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2) receptor ...

The study described the retrieval of human and animal DNA from 25,000-year-old sediments in the El Mirón cave, located in Ramales de la Victoria, Cantabria. For the first time, researchers ...

Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people, according to new research my colleagues and I recently published.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) could surpass human capabilities “in almost everything” within the next two to three years. Speaking at the World ...

As a first step, Microsoft has developed an AI model, called WHAM, that “beta tests” games early in the development cycle using AI instead of human players. Gamers know that realistic AI can ...

A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA. The gene is called NOVA1, and in our own species, it is remarkably unique. While ...

A mysterious burst of energy that happens in the brain as we die could be the soul leaving the body, according to an expert. Dr Stuart Hameroff, anesthesiologist and professor at the University of ...

Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount appears to be increasing over time. In the study, published in early ...