Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

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 ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to ...

An ancient skull has finally shown us what the Denisovans looked like. Now it turns out they, not Neanderthals, might be our ...

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

Micronutrients, minerals that are part of the human diet in small amounts, may have influenced human evolution more than ...

Micronutrients, vitamins and minerals that are part of the human diet in small amounts, may have influenced human evolution ...

New research suggests that the evolution of the human brain may explain why autism is more common in humans than in other species.

On remote islands of Papua New Guinea, people carry a story that ties us all back to our deepest roots. Although their striking appearance once puzzled scientists, new genetic evidence shows they ...