Evolutionary genetics challenges a recent two-person origin for the entire human population. It does not necessarily ...

London, Oct 24 (The Conversation) In September 2018, China Daily ran a story that found its way to my desk ...

This story is a work of fiction inspired by real research showing that octopuses edit their RNA in response to temperature ...

Theories that aquatic foraging drove human evolution have a fraught past. But the pair argue it granted stamina that other primates lack.

A question from my daughter"Mom, who was the very, very, very first human born from?"My second-grade daughter asked me again.

Using genealogical relationships in DNA, Berkeley scientists have uncovered hidden contributions from extinct human populations that left no sequenced genomes. [Photo: Meaghan Marohn] A new study ...

Learn how a skull fragment from inland Spain is adding to evidence that human evolution in Europe followed no single path. A skull fragment recovered from a hillside in central Spain may have belonged ...

Ancient encounters between humans and the mysterious Denisovans are still shaping people today. By analyzing genomes from populations across the Pacific, researchers uncovered evidence that the ...

Compared with other great apes, humans possess a suite of remarkable traits: large brains and advanced cognition, complex speech and a skeleton built for upright, two-legged walking. Understanding how ...

It featured the photograph of a beautifully preserved fossil skull with huge brow-ridges, with a caption speculating – ...