Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines do more than digest lunch, but new work goes ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

For more than a century, scientists have treated the brain as the undisputed command center of human evolution, with the rest ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbiome, can exert a profound influence on the human body, and ...

A groundbreaking new study reveals that changes to the gut microbiome can change the way the brain works. Humans have the largest relative brain size of any primate, but little is known about how ...

Introduction -- A brief history of primatology and human evolution -- The catarrhine fossil record -- Primate speciation and extinction -- Anatomical primatology -- Captive studies of non-human ...

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

These papers were first presented as a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, Dec. 27, 1953. They were published in the Sept. 1954 issue of ...

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays in aiding digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease. However, the evolution of ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...