New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on the X chromosome.

Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

The transition from non-life to life was very likely aided by an asteroid hitting Earth, prebiotic chemistry, molecular ...

New research from the University of St Andrews published in Current Biology has shown that the role of age in male humpback ...

Surgeons were stunned when a routine brain biopsy revealed a living, 80mm predator thriving inside a patient’s frontal lobe.

Are you suffering from ongoing fertility issues as a result of PCOS? Here is what you should know about your options for ...

BACKGROUND: Forecasts for the future prevalence of cardiovascular disease and stroke are crucial to guide efforts to improve health outcomes across the life course for women. METHODS: Using historical ...

Chloé Hayden has responded to the investigation into Melbourne surgeon Dr Simon Gordon and alleged unnecessary endometriosis ...

As mammals with large brains, humans experience smell as a powerful sensory experience that’s closely linked with memory. The smell of baking bread may take us back to a moment in Paris. A perfumy ...

Zhang Haoxiang presents a critical political economy analysis of how capitalism has evolved in the digital age and deepened its control over people’s lives. It argues that the essence of modern ...

Effective prevention requires more than awareness. It requires addressing one of the most overlooked tools of exploitation: reproductive control.