Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

Why are 90% of people right-handed and 10% left-handed? A modification of the well-known fighting hypothesis aims to explain ...

Mosquitoes haven't always had a taste for human blood — partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot ...

The story of a wildflower that adapted to a severe drought in California raises hopes that evolution will come to the rescue ...

The modern educational experience is a clear example of how mismatched today's world is from ancestral conditions.

Human evolution spans millions of years, from early hominins walking upright to the emergence of modern Homo sapiens. This complete timeline explores every major turning point.

Chercheur en Préhistoire et conservateur principal des Monuments et Sites, Institut national des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine in Rabat Mohib Abderrahim is Researcher in Prehistory and ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there. By Carl Zimmer One of ...

Prehistoric sexual proclivities helped to shape the human genome, according to a study 1 of genetic material from three female Neanderthal specimens. The analysis suggests that female Homo sapiens and ...

Researchers have identified a "tipping point" about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being relatively warm and stable to cold and chaotic, as continental ice sheets ...