A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.
The uvula is nearly unique to humans among mammals. An evolutionary biologist unpacks competing theories for why we evolved ...
What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead to ...
A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...
Hundreds of hominin fossils reveal that human body size remained stable for ages before a sharp increase in early members of ...
Many people believe that we humans have conquered nature through the wonders of civilization and technology. Some also believe that because we are different from other creatures, we have complete ...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is likely ASD’s genetic cause, new research suggests. Though autism can cause ...