‘Unveiling the secret of human appearance: Melanin, the light-absorbing pigment, controls the skin, hair, and eye colors of billions. New research reveals 135 previously unknown pigmentation ...

A widely popular idea in psychology and evolutionary science suggests that the distinctive look of the human eye—particularly the white area surrounding the iris—evolved to help us communicate ...

The diversity of vulva appearance is a natural and beautiful aspect of human anatomy. By embracing and celebrating this variation, we need to promote body positivity, challenge stereotypes, and ...

A pigmentation gene first identified in zebrafish helps explain skin color differences between human European and African populations, a new Science study shows. A derived variant of the slc24a5 gene, ...

Letters to the Editor Evolution’s role in human hair and skin variation Published: Jan. 13, 2025, 4:26 p.m. By Other Voices ...

This essay reflects on the tension between standardization and the search for variation in the human genome. The stabilization of the human chromosome count in the 1920s was based on the consensus ...