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

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

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

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last ...

Meanwhile, humans favored and therefore bred larger domestic animals for the products they provide. Larger sheep produce more ...

Humans have caused wild animals to shrink and domestic animals to grow, according to a new study out of the University of Montpellier in southern France. Researchers studied tens of thousands of ...

A University of Montpellier study published on September 1st in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported that human intervention over the last millennium drove a sharp divergence ...

They once roamed free—until humans changed the course of evolution forever. This is the story of the moment wild animals became workers, food sources, and family ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

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

Scientists found multipotent stem cells in scarlet sea anemones, explaining their regenerative abilities and potentially ...

Since the Middle Ages, the size of wild and domestic animals has largely been shaped by human selection: domestic animals are increasingly larger; wild animals increasingly smaller. During the 7,000 ...