New research into the genetics of Anopheles funestus (An. funestus), one of the most neglected but prolific malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Africa, has revealed how this species is evolving in ...

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

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

The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing sits unassumingly off Interstate 75, a shrine to velocity that houses some of the most important machines in motorsport history. You might drive past it if you’re ...

Ms. Al-Shamahi is as prominent a visual component of “Human” as are the breathtaking landscapes to which us humans ventured, or fled, and we often don’t know which. The argument made here is that ...

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