Some of the smallest organisms might have influenced our own evolutionary path. A new study has found that the distribution ...

Specific genomic regions that seem to play a role in human language development evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago, ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA indicates that natural selection continued to shape hundreds of genes.

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A new study finds natural selection has reshaped hundreds of human genes in the past 10,000 years, driven by farming, disease ...

Mosquitoes haven’t always had a taste for human blood — partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans. Pinpointing when mosquitoes shifted their preference to ...

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even ...

Human evolution is the study of how our species has developed over time and continues to change today. By analysing fossils, artefacts and DNA, we can trace the history of our ancestors and their ...

When you learned about the history of human evolution in school, there's a good chance you were shown one all-too-familiar image. That picture probably showed a conga line of human-like creatures, ...