The fossilised bones of our ancestors remain silent. So, how can we possibly imagine what our earliest languages sounded like?

UFOs are back in the news, implying that non-humans have nothing better to do than zip about our skies. The idea is completely absurd, especially given our embarrassingly modest place in the universe.

Humans are remarkably well equipped to face unknown situations – and not just because of our brains, new research suggests.

There’s a moment in the film Deep Blue Sea that is known for making audiences jump out of their seats. If you’ve seen it, you ...

Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

Aron Barbey, the Andrew J. McKenna Family Professor of Psychology in Notre Dame’s Department of Psychology, is also the director of the Notre Dame Human Neuroimaging Center and the Decision ...

Picture this: Governments drop the bomb that aliens are real, and everything shatters. Stocks tank overnight, Twitter (I’m going to keep calling it Twitter) explodes, people lose their minds ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Cisco Systems that could significantly reshape how American companies are held liable for alleged human rights abuses committed overseas. The ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate? How could ...