A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with ...

Scientists say some of the traits that define modern humans may have evolved only after long-standing biological and cultural ...

Researchers have put forth a theory that humans are no longer subject to natural selection for evolution, but instead that ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Early human ancestors underwent significant physical transformations over millions of years. New research challenges the idea ...

Researchers who investigated the remains of a young adult male found in the Qafzeh cave say the injury healed over time, ...

From back pain to wisdom teeth, many of the human body's common problems exist because evolution builds on old designs, a new ...

For decades, one idea has shaped discussions about human evolution and birth: humans endure unusually difficult childbirth ...

The story of Charles Darwin’s life. His theory of evolution changed the way we understood our place in the world.

More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how human-specific DNA changes shaped human evolution. It's just over a decade since ...

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease. However, the evolution of ...

By Daaji We often think of evolution as a slow, chromosomal crawl, but modern neuroscience is beginning to confirm what yogis ...