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Study says the human body isn’t built for modern life

Modern comforts promise ease, yet a growing body of research suggests our bodies are still tuned for a very different world. Instead of thriving, many of us are developing chronic illnesses, fertility ...
CNN

Humans may have had a competitive edge over our ancient relatives, study suggests

Modern humans are evolutionary survivors, thriving generation after generation while our ancient relatives died out. Now, new research into our brain chemistry suggests that an enzyme unique to Homo ...
insider.si.edu

Rethinking the human revolution : new behavioural and biological perspectives on the origin and dispersal of modern humans / edited by Paul Mellars . . . [et al.]

Introduction. Rethinking the human revolution: Eurasian and African perspectives / Paul Mellars -- pt. 1. Biological and demographic perspectives on modern human origins. The origin and dispersal of ...
Live Science

140,000-year-old child's skull may have been part modern human, part Neanderthal — but not everyone is convinced

Modern humans bred with Neanderthals, which is why most people alive today carry between 1% and 3% of Neanderthal DNA. However, researchers still have a lot to learn about this interbreeding, as well ...
The Economist

A debate is raging over the origins of an elusive cousin to modern humans

During the Japanese invasion of northern China in 1933, a man was hired to build a bridge across the Songhua river near the city of Harbin. As he was digging, he found a large, ancient cranium ...