Is wit a sign of evolutionary fitness? A new study explores how "quick-wittedness" and ancient verb-noun compounds shaped the evolution of human grammar through sexual selection. Learn how "killjoys" ...

(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have ...

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even ...

Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised ...

In A Nutshell A linguist argues that wit, humor, and wordplay helped drive human language evolution through sexual selection, ...

A visionary evolutionary biologist, he drew comparisons to Charles Darwin with his theories on the genetic roots of seemingly ...

Why are 90% of people right-handed and 10% left-handed? A modification of the well-known fighting hypothesis aims to explain this pattern.

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling ...

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Ken Wilber's Integral Theory emphasizes personal growth and development, combining Eastern philosophies, Western psychology, ...

On the morning of March 27, the Humanitas Ark Summit Dialogue was held in Beijing. Mr. Hu Jiaqi, founder and Chairman of ...