Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human childbirth may not be unique, a new review finds similar birth risks across many mammals. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Human birth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the league of monogomy, humans sit somewhere between beavers and white-handed gibbons, with about 66% of siblings being full ...

Humans are pretty monogamous, all things considered. That’s not a judgment call – it’s the conclusion of a new study from a researcher at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Archaeology, which ...

Life in the wild often comes down to survival, and for many species, survival depends on others. A new global study suggests that mammals that live with partners or groups tend to live longer than ...

While exploring the world around them, both humans and other animals continuously interpret information they pick up with ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The story of how us humans—and other mammals—got our noses may have ...

The uvula is nearly unique to humans among mammals. An evolutionary biologist unpacks competing theories for why we evolved ...

Neuroethological background of marine mammal complexity -- Social extremes and their relation to anthropogenic stress -- Lone, sociable marine mammals and their influence on human attitudes -- Efforts ...

Human childbirth is commonly viewed as uniquely difficult and dangerous. The reason: the combination of bipedalism and large brains creates a tight fit between the baby and the birth canal. Research ...