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Bipedalism and Brain Expansion Explain Why Most Humans Are Right‑Handed

A cross-species analysis finds upright walking followed by brain growth drove the shift to a population-level right-hand bias.

Tooth Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans and Modern Peoples

Study Ties Human Right-Handedness to Bipedalism and Bigger Brains

Enamel Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans

Ancient Tooth Proteins Hint at Links Between Chinese Homo Erectus and Denisovans

Songbird Study Shows New Adult Neurons Tunnel Through Brain Tissue

Egypt Jaw Fossil Recasts Great Ape Origins

Study Finds Bonobos Are as Aggressive as Chimps, With Different Targets

New Study Finds Left-Handers More Hypercompetitive, Less Competition-Averse

Science Study Finds Neandertal–Human Pairings Skewed Toward Neandertal Men and Modern Women

Study Suggests Human Breasts Evolved to Help Keep Newborns Warm

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

New Study Finds Human Chin Is an Evolutionary Byproduct

Study Links Humans’ Use of Fire to Evolution in Burn-Response Genes

Study Finds Larger Penis Size Raises Attractiveness and Rival Threat Perceptions

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Penis Size Shapes Female Attraction and Male Rivalry Perceptions

Moroccan Hominin Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Bolster African Roots of the Homo Sapiens Lineage

773,000-Year-Old Moroccan Fossils Recast the Early Family Tree of Modern Humans

Study Finds 'Little Foot' May Be an Undocumented Australopithecus Lineage

Nature Study Links 2009 Burtele Foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda