“Burns are a uniquely human injury. No other species lives alongside high temperatures and the regular risk of burning in the ...

Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping ...

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease. However, the evolution of ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­ ­ ­­— Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease.

Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the center of the body and ...

Recent investigations into primate behaviour have underscored the importance of cultural evolution — the process by which behaviours and skills are socially transmitted and refined over successive ...

These papers were first presented as a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, Dec. 27, 1953. They were published in the Sept. 1954 issue of ...

Researchers suggest repeated, survivable burn injuries influenced key genetic traits tied to inflammation, skin repair, and ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in ...