In a nutshell New research challenges the long-held belief that human evolution required improbable “lucky breaks,” ...

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

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

After some low-tech false starts ... Evolution of human traitsIcons depict cultural and biological milestones in human evolution. Álvaro Valiño Evolution is relentless; when the chance of ...

Archaeological evidence shows the Magdalenian people from 18,000 years ago likely were engaged in cannibalism. As part of the ...

Short snouts and a flat profile—within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of ...

This means that sexual dimorphism—the physical differences between the males and females of a species—is increasing for humans, all thanks to improved standards of living over time.

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 ...

a burial that was meant to humiliate a conquered rival even after defeat Eli Wizevich Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...