Brain & behaviour

The first prehistoric art consists of engravings on shells. These were made for almost half a million years. Why did people make them, and why for so long?

Evolution influences how we behave. If you’re looking for romance, could this be exploited to encourage people to slide into your Instagram DMs?

Archaeologists have found the oldest known case of head binding. This Chinese elongated skull dates to 10,000 BC; shedding light on ancient society

Humans will use their social skills to inform their choices, allowing them to make the most selfish course of action possible.

Previous research has shown people quite like looking at the Savannah. Is this an evolutionary hangover from when we lived there?

Several rare growth defects were much more common in the stone age than they are today. Were they being hurt more or is the answer more internal?

Societies can evolve just like species. So has marriage been evolving? Research reveals it has, just not in the way you might think.

Humans are vulnerable to a whole host of optical illusions. Since we share a common ancestor with monkeys, similarities between us makes them vulnerable too

430,000 years ago Homo heidelbergensis lived in Spain, but it wasn’t all peachy for them. Analysis of fossils reveals murder was common.