What makes us human? Researchers compare brain development in humans and great apes

https://phys.org/news/2026-10-human-brain-humans-great-apes.html

The Evolution of the Human Brain Set It Up for Failure

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/10/alzheimers-evolution/689062/

Humans and songbirds organize the same sounds differently

Humans and songbirds organize the same sounds differently

Scientists Finally Figured Out Why 90% of Humans Are Right-Handed

https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-finally-figured-out-why-90-of-humans-are-right-handed/

‘The Fox, the Shrew, and You: How Brains Evolved,’ an excerpt

https://www.thetransmitter.org/evolution/the-fox-the-shrew-and-you-how-brains-evolved-an-excerpt/

Chimpanzee calls trigger unique brain activity in humans, revealing shared vocal processing skills

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-chimpanzee-trigger-unique-brain-humans.html

Ancient Lead Exposure Influenced the Evolution of the Human Brain

https://bioengineer.org/ancient-lead-exposure-influenced-the-evolution-of-the-human-brain/

Evolution may have capped human brain size to balance energy costs and survival

https://www.psypost.org/evolution-may-have-capped-human-brain-size-to-balance-energy-costs-and-survival/

What makes the human brain unique? We compared it with monkeys and apes to find out

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-human-brain-unique-monkeys-apes.html

Genetic study sheds light on changes that shaped human brain evolution

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-genetic-human-brain-evolution.html

Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334991-100-why-did-humans-evolve-big-brains-a-new-idea-bodes-ill-for-our-future/

How brain evolution is linked to the use of tools

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-brain-evolution-linked-tools.html

The Larger Brains of Humans Come With a Tragic Cost, Study Finds

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-larger-brains-of-humans-come-with-a-tragic-cost-study-finds

A Change in The Development of Our Ovaries Could Have Led to Bigger Brains

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-change-in-the-development-of-our-ovaries-could-have-led-to-bigger-

brains

What a big group of ancient brains could teach us about evolution

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/68606720.amp

Humans have been speaking for a lot longer than we originally thought

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/human-language-study-origins-speaking-

b2514451.html

Human brain cells put much more energy into signaling

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/human-brain-cells-put-much-more-energy-into-signaling/

Brains of newborns aren't underdeveloped compared to other primates, finds new study

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-brains-newborns-underdeveloped-primates.html

Les études sur le cerveau des humains préhistoriques sont-elles fiables ?

https://www.francebleu.fr/emissions/sur-les-traces-de-la-prehistoire/les-etudes-sur-le-cerveau-des-

humains-prehistoriques-sont-elles-fiables-1893682

What makes us human? UT Southwestern uncovers clues behind brain evolution

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2023/11/08/what-makes-us-human-ut-southwestern-uncovers-clues-behind-brain-evolution/