Africa, these bones are from a species of hominid but they don’t seem to fit in the current timeline. This species has ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

In this episode of Weekly podcast, we speak to three experts who study different ways that people are affecting how plants and animals evolve – and how humanity has become the single biggest driver of ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Short snouts and a flat profile - within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

Two new studies have found eerily human-like sophistication in whale songs, challenging notions about our exceptionality and ...