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The mechanisms behind the development of human language are one of the great mysteries of primate evolution. Biologists have ...

Yuval Noah Harari’s books illuminate history, technology, and society with bold and interesting insights. A compelling ...

Bonobo communication isn't random — it's built on structure and meaning. Scientists have decoded vocal combinations that ...

16, 2025 — A study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefited from the ... that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans ...

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo ...

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and our own species, Homo sapiens. "Denisovan fossils are very scarce," with only a ...

A new study led by Dr. Kateřina Chládková of the Faculty of Arts at Charles University reveals that adults can quickly tune ...

Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human development.