Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

Whether through agricultural practices, deforestation, or urbanization, how modern humans use land has had an unprecedented ...

Short snouts and a flat profile -- within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. This is likely down to new breeding practices ...

This phenomenon demonstrates that human evolution is still ongoing. A new study has found that for the past 10,000 years, populations on the Tibetan Plateau have developed particular adaptations ...

Remarkable social behaviors have been discovered in Kinda baboons (Papio kindae) that set them apart from other baboon ...

Human diets have evolved through a complex interplay of biological, environmental, and cultural factors from the Pleistocene era to the present day. This ...

with an average of 5.2. Their findings provided valuable insights into how natural selection has shaped human survival in extreme environments. In these women, she measured a list of things ...

It’s suppertime in the Amazon of lowland Bolivia, and Ana Cuata Maito is stirring a porridge of plantains and sweet manioc over a fire smoldering on the dirt floor of her thatched hut, listening ...

As head of Issey Miyake’s womenswear, Satoshi Kondo nods to the pioneering designer’s legacy but is cleverly crafting his own ...

Feb. 10, 2025 — Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and ...