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

For nearly 30 years, a landmark study shaped how scientists understood the relationship between brain and body size in ...

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

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

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

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

Hundreds of hominin fossils reveal that human body size remained stable for ages before a sharp increase in early members of ...

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright locomotion. More than any other part of our lower body, it has been radically altered over millions of years to allow us to accomplish our bizarre ...

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 ...