A study in Science Advances links an ancient virus to a switched-off gene in chimpanzees that helps human brain cells mature ...

Humans and chimpanzees are remarkably similar, despite the major differences in how our societies have panned out.

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Even fake eyes can make us behave better. See how that reflex made it easy to believe in gods, and why disbelief depends more ...

In September 2018, China Daily ran a story that found its way to my desk. It featured the photograph of a beautifully preserved fossil skull with huge brow-ridges, with a caption speculating – wrongly ...

CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna discusses the evolution of gene-editing technology and what it takes to be a good scientist.

There is only a compelling story, beautifully illustrated with plenty of AI imagineering and more scientists testifying to ...

(ECNS) -- The 2026 World Science and Technology Development Forum (WSTDF) opened in Chongqing on Wednesday. Hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Chongqing ...

The search for evidence of what happened during the universe’s first instants — and a long-sought confirmation of the theory ...

A bibliometric analysis of 540 English-language AI and bone-metastasis publications through June 2026 found rapid growth ...

Evolutionary biologist Paul Hebert revolutionized biodiversity research with DNA barcoding, inspiring a global effort to ...