The curious minds at What If imagine creating the next human species, exploring the ethical dilemmas, biology, and potential future of engineered evolution.

The curious minds at What If reveal the truth about human and chimpanzee evolution, comparing genomes, behavior, and ...

Long before humans became master hunters, our ancestors were already thriving by making the most of what nature left behind. New research suggests that scavenging animal carcasses wasn’t a desperate ...

A large comparative study of primate teeth shows that grooves once linked to ancient human tooth-picking can form naturally, while some common modern dental problems appear uniquely human.

As 2026 arrives, a singular truth becomes evident: Cybersecurity transcends the sole responsibility of any single team or ...

Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...

As Brazil’s Atlantic Forest shrinks, mosquitoes that once fed on many animal species appear to be shifting toward humans.

"May harbor genetic variants that should not be diluted." Experts issue warning after observing concerning change in bear ...

Stretching along the Brazilian coastline, the Atlantic Forest is home to hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, ...

Despite lacking a hippocampus entirely—and having diverged from the mammalian lineage roughly 400 million years ago—larval ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from new developments in ape cognition to an expanded perspective of a ...

More than 59 different primate species have been observed participating in some kind of same-sex behaviors, making it extremely common.