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 ...

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

Genetics may no longer be the driving force of human evolution, a study by researchers from the University of Maine suggests.

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long ...

The Indigenous peoples of the Bolivian highlands are survivors. For thousands of years they have lived at altitudes of more than two miles, where oxygen is about 35 percent lower than at sea level.

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 ...

Scientists found honey bee genes tied to social behavior that resemble human ones, suggesting ancient shared roots.

Li Zhao explores the unexpected emergence of de novo genes, shedding light on their crucial function in adaptation and ...