Modern humans, by contrast, have modest and meek faces — small, flat, and delicate. ... The truth is that we don’t know “why” human faces stopped growing earlier than Neanderthals; again, ...

Preferred features include a flat face and huge eyes, which is why breeds such as pugs and Persian cats are starting to take on an uncanny resemblance to each other.

Flat-faced or brachycephalic dogs breeds such as English and French bulldogs may be likely to display "helpless" traits by looking at humans more often than a longer-muzzled dog breed during a ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

The human preference for flat-faced pets taps into some of our most fundamental instincts. Humans are hard-wired to respond to infant features like rounded heads, small noses and large, low set eyes.

But in the case of brachycephalic cats and dogs, it’s caused by selective breeding to accommodate human preferences for babylike features, such as round, flat faces with high noses.

Preferred features include a flat face and huge eyes, which is why breeds such as pugs and Persian cats are starting to take on an uncanny resemblance to each other.

The so-called "Dragon Man" skull found in China in 1933 sheds light on the ancient human species the Denisovans, ... prominent eyebrow ridges, a flat face, a wide nose, and no chin.

Scientists from Eötvös Loránd University have revealed why flat-faced dogs are still so popular despite their health issues - and say it's all down to their infant-like faces and personalities.

Flat-faced dogs like pugs and bulldogs, ... Among the Roman- and Byzantine-era tombs was one containing the remains of an adult human and the dog, dated to around 2,000 years ago.