The marathon, a 26.2-mile test of endurance, sparks something ancient in us. “We evolved for long-distance running, probably starting about two to three million years ago, to help our ancestors hunt,” ...

When I first ran with Harvard evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman about five years ago, he hadn’t yet begun to study the footstrike biomechanics of runners. He was looking at a much bigger picture ...

A team of evolutionary biologists and biomedical researchers at Harvard University recently published some fresh insights about why staying physically active across the human lifespan is vital to ...

In today’s modern times of the Gen Z world, workouts, fitness challenges, and goals are misunderstood and dominate wellness conversations. According to them, intense workouts are the only way to get ...

Almost a decade ago, I reviewed a book, titled, The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease, by Daniel Lieberman, a Harvard University Professor of anthropology and evolutionary ...