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

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

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

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

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

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

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

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

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