Male physical competition, not attraction, was central in winning mates among human ancestors, according to a Penn State anthropologist. "There is sexual competition in many species, including humans, ...

The human face may have evolved through a process of "self-domestication" with our ancient ancestors tending to choose mates who had less aggressive, friendlier personality types. Scientists have ...

Unlike most Western guys and gals looking for love, Africa’s Hadza foragers pair up without regard to each other’s size and strength, a new study finds. And that stature-may-care approach underscores ...

Ancient Africans in search of mates traded long-distance travels for regional connections starting about 20,000 years ago, an analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests. That shift occurred after ...

Assortative mating for human height has long attracted interest in evolutionary biology, and the phenomenon has been demonstrated in numerous human populations. It is often argued that mating ...

Male physical competition, not attraction, was central in winning mates among human ancestors, according to an anthropologist in a new study. Male physical competition, not attraction, was central in ...