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UC San Diego researchers found that ancient hominids were widely exposed to lead, potentially hindering brain and language ...

A study of a million-year-old skull from China has potentially rewritten the early chapter of human evolution.

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became. Scientists studying ancient teeth found that early humans, great apes, and even ...

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Scientists discovered that koalas have fingerprints almost identical to humans, showing how evolution can arrive at the same ...

Lead has been affecting humans for over 2 million years. Scientists believe that this metal could affect brain development, ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, ...

A new study published in Science Advances has revealed that humans have been exposed to lead for over two million years. The ...

In dogs, as in humans, early life stressors can negatively impact behavior patterns that persist through adulthood.