Why do mothers and babies prefer to be positioned to each other's left?
Mothers carry their children mostly on their left side, and apparently, wild mammals also --at least while fleeing their predators-- mostly keep the…
Evolution
Why Did Humanity Discover Civilization So Late?
For 95% of our species ' history, we lived as hunter-gatherers in small, nomadic communities. And something changed... Modern Homo sapiens first…
Why Don't People Have Fur ?
To understand why our ancestors lost their body hair, we must first consider why other species had fur. Humans are unique among primates, with their…
Seahorses and Male Pregnancy
Seahorses and pregnant men: Why do male seahorses give birth? How Did Male Pregnancy Come About In The Evolutionary Process? The strangest creature…
Is the Association of Brain Size and Mammalian Intelligence Accurate ?
An international team of 22 scientists, including biologists, evolutionary statisticians and anthropologists, compared the brain mass of 1,400 livin…
Supposedly Targeted Prehistoric Women Were Good Hunters Too
This finding has sparked several important and somewhat surprising debates, and how modern perceptions of gender roles can influence interpretations…