Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors ...

Directed evolution is usually a laborious process that often takes weeks in which proteins rapidly evolve and develop ...

Natural ecosystems are intricate webs where species can interact directly, like predators and prey, or influence one another ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

A new study reveals that the majority of Earth’s species stem from a few evolutionary explosions, where new traits or habitats sparked rapid diversification. From flowers to birds, these bursts ...

The fossilized chompers are evidence of a previously unknown hominin that coexisted with the earliest humans 2.8 million ...

“Large brains and dexterous hands are considered pivotal in human evolution, together making possible technology, culture and ...

She believes the lizards probably have many more urban adaptations including color, claw, tail shape and egg-laying behavior.

New research reveals that primates with longer thumbs tend to have larger brains, suggesting that manual dexterity and brain ...

Advances in genetics, technology, and environment are shaping the future course of human evolution. Sophie Turner says ...

An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often led by women, and was just as crucial to ...