Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

When speakers of different languages meet, their words, sounds and even grammatical structures mingle in surprising ways.

A groundbreaking international study conducted in partnership with the Turkana community of northern Kenya revealed how ...

Through a collaboration between U.S. and Kenyan researchers and Turkana communities of northern Kenya, scientists have ...

Recent groundbreaking research into ape genomes has uncovered mysterious non-human DNA structures that challenge our ...

Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

SEPTEMBER 22nd marks the autumn equinox and, in the northern hemisphere at least, heralds the gloomy six-month period during which the nights will be longer the days. As a result, millions of ...

A new study explores how culture is overtaking genetics as the driving force in human evolution and shaping our future.

Scientists are re-examining whether genetic changes remain the primary catalyst of human evolution, or if another factor has become more influential.

Now some scientists claim in a new paper that culture has actually overtaken genetics as the leading force shaping human evolution, marking a major shift. Timothy Waring, an economist at the ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is ...