The Pokémon franchise is known for being light-hearted and family-friendly, but there are darker elements under the surface ...

The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide.

A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through ...

Understanding human evolution often involves looking closely at our DNA. Yet obtaining ancient DNA from fossils older than 300,000 years—especially from Africa—is incredibly challenging.

In their new study, published last year in the Journal of Human Evolution, Hutson and colleagues analyzed animal bones, ecological data, hunting weapons and butchery tools at Schöningen.

Environmental variability promotes the evolution of cooperation among humans: A simulation-based analysis Date: April 18, 2025 Source: University of Tsukuba Summary: Researchers have demonstrated ...

Simulation based on evolutionary game theory indicates that intensified regional environmental variability promotes the evolution of cooperation among humans, especially in resource-poor areas.

Tsukuba, Japan—Previous scholars have widely proposed that the emergence of advanced cognitive abilities and sociality in humans originated in Africa during the MSA. However, the specific ...

What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes that may have shaped the course of human evolution. This period, called the Laschamps excursion, lasted around 2,000 years.

We are extremely shaken, I think the whole community is. Tiny kids were playing right next to literal bits of human arm.” “I’ve literally just had a baby, it’s absolutely terrifying ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WKRC) - An Ohio couple was taken into custody after five children were found in "conditions unfitting for human habitation." According to Newsbreak, 37-year-old Joseph Plaff and 35 ...