Like other species, we are the products of millions of years of adaptation. Now we're taking matters into our own hands.

And then we conclude that humans are cognitively superior. But that’s not a fair comparison. Imagine testing a child raised ...

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

New research has revealed an incredible discovery: modern humans carry 20% of their genetic material from a mysterious population that split from our ancestors 1.5 million years ago. This study ...

In an age when humans in industrialized countries have good access to birth control and are seldom eaten by predators, is natural selection still directing our evolution? Probably more than you ...

Swallows are evolving smaller wings to dodge buildings, fish are evolving mouths that make them harder to hook and large animals are going extinct as humans wield a huge influence on evolution, a ...

Babbling in babies and marmoset monkeys shows how brain growth and feedback from caregivers shape language learning.

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant ...