A professor of anthropology explores how early hominids ate prehistoric elephants to survive.

Genomic analysis reveals squid and cuttlefish evolved in deep oceans, survived mass extinction in refuges, and later rapidly diversified, following a “long fuse” evolutionary pattern.

While it’s certainly a possibility, it’s very, very unlikely we’ll witness a new species of human evolve in the near future.

As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide restoration ...

Researchers observed intense violence between two formerly friendly sets of chimpanzees in Uganda. The findings may have ...

There are records of whole human groups disappearing mysteriously from parts of northwest Europe, particularly what is now ...

A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the ...

Wisdom teeth are more than just an uncomfortable dentist appointment. They are evidence of how human evolution cherry-picked ...

A genetic study has unveiled that two Neanderthals who lived approximately 10,000 years apart in Siberia's famous Denisova Cave were distant relatives. This remarkable discovery provides the fourth ...

When you meet someone new, you might notice their smile, their style or the way they laugh but there is another factor ...

Frequent burn exposure may have driven human genetic adaptations that improve healing but worsen severe injury outcomes.

Study of COVID origins and other viruses finds no prehuman adaptation, suggesting pandemics begin through exposure, not evolution.