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 ...

In a BBC archive clip from 1936, the archaeologist Howard Carter describes the moment on 12 February 1924 when he and his team became the first people in 3,300 years to meet the Egyptian boy king.

Most of us bring our fingers or hands up to our faces countless times a day without even realizing it. But you may take notice if your hands have a funky odor. “Hands and fingernails tend to pick up ...