Fear has a scent. Here’s how this invisible chemical signal has shaped human perceptions, emotions and survival instincts.

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.

The result is a problem we rarely discuss openly: research that looks promising in animals but collapses when applied to humans. Time is lost. Resources are wasted. Patients wait longer for answers ...

As commercial spaceflight draws ever closer and time spent in space continues to extend, the question of reproductive health ...

As our evolution slows and industrialization and technology accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that human biology is struggling to keep pace. Many of the chronic stress-related health ...

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences has officially voted to change the name of the Human Evolutionary Biology concentration during a meeting on April 1. Effective as of July 1, 2025 — when the ...

The lab as we know it today is being transformed by how we think about medical research and drug discovery, as well as the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotechnology. As someone who has ...

Deep Human Biology Learning (DHBL) is a unique approach to oncology & neurology research. Through cross-disciplinary collaboration, drug discovery is accelerated, leading to faster development of ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both ...

In a recent perspective article published in the journal Nature Communications, over 30 scientists from around the world discussed the action plans and principles of the global scientific initiative ...

In Bethel’s B.S. in biology degree with a human biology/biomedical emphasis, you’ll build a foundation in the biological sciences that allows you flexibility to tailor your classes to align with your ...