Human Evolution has come pretty far during our time on Earth. But, do you ever wonder, what humans could evolve to look like ...

Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

Frequent burn exposure may have driven human genetic adaptations that improve healing but worsen severe injury outcomes.

The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social ...

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study found. The ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...

Share on Pinterest Human brain cell evolution may be linked to autism, neurodiversity, according to a new study. Image credit: Lauren Lee/Stocksy A new study concludes that the speed at which the ...

The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning points in our ...

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 ...

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 ...