There's no question that humans have left an indelible mark on the world, but we're also inadvertently steering the evolution ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and ...

Beyond human ancestry, the researchers say their method could help to transform how scientists study the evolution of other ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain more than one million years ago.

Sharp stone technology chipped over three million years allowed early humans to exploit animal and plant food resources. But how did the production of stone tools -- called 'knapping' -- start?

I study the evolution of the human genome and some of our unique genes that make us distinct from our closest relatives. But in my teaching as well as most of my writing, I emphasize how much we have ...