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

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.

Humans have long viewed themselves as the pinnacle of evolution, labeling other species as “primitive” or using terms like ...

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

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.

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift — driven not by genes, but by culture. Cultural practices — from farming ...