From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy ...

More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...

In a study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, scientists show that the SAMD9 and SAMD9L genes, key players in antiviral immunity in humans and involved in rare genetic diseases, share ...

Immense progress has been made over many years of archaeology and study into human evolution, and exciting new information has been uncovered via archaeology.

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life.

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to herding and companionship. This deliberate shaping of traits has resulted in ...

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the relatively high rate of Autism-spectrum disorders in humans is likely due to how humans evolved in ...