Humans lost their ability to synthesize their own vitamin C because our ancestors had access to plenty of fruit.

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Worms radically reorganized their genomes during their move from sea to land, supporting the theory of punctuated equilibrium ...

Scientists reveal that a key evolutionary theory about rapid change is wrong, caused mainly by statistical noise in the data.

In 1921, William Bell Riley admonished his opponents that they should “cease from shoveling in dirt on living men,” for the ...

In March 1925, Tennessee became the first state in the country to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms.

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

Social competition shaped behaviors that still influence human emotional health. Depression may reflect evolved signals of submission in competitive social settings. Modern life amplifies social ...

Scientists at RBG Kew and Queen Mary University of London have found evidence that young ash tree populations are evolving ...

Utilising this theory could help manage the often-fatal problem of malignant cells becoming resistant to chemotherapy.

Pop culture about the ‘trial of the century’ reflected broader cultural rifts. (The Conversation) — Ask Americans about the ...