Cutting off reproduction — from birth control to castration — consistently adds years to life across species, even humans.

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life.

An international research team, including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, ...

The slow maturation of human children—often viewed as burdensome in modern parenting—is, in fact, a remarkable evolutionary achievement. Unlike other species, humans remain biologically immature and ...