The Neanderthal DNA found in modern human genomes has long raised questions about ancient interbreeding. New studies offer a ...

From this trove of genetic information, researchers have already identified dozens of examples of relatively recent evolution. Anatomically modern humans migrated from Africa sometime between ...

Understanding the ways humans and animals organize and execute complex sequences of behavior sheds light on the evolution of ...

Humans and relatives evolved larger brains through gradual changes within species, not sudden leaps. This study challenges ...

There is a great deal of embryology and comparative anatomy in the book, but there is very little ætiology, and the English title “The Evolution of Man” is rather misleading. The original ...

An curved arrow pointing right. What are the next steps in human evolution? Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf, who is the director of the Columbia Astrobiology Center at Columbia University, New York ...

A new study reveals that early humans' ability to use tools precisely may have been pivotal in human evolution. By recording ...