Humans didn’t evolve from any ape species alive today, evolution isn’t a ladder leading toward increasingly “advanced” ...

Some scientists say humans may be entering a new phase of evolution, one in which culture is becoming more powerful than genes in shaping our survival and future. At the heart of that idea is a ...

The study has found genetic evidence that modern humans have inherited DNA from two previously unidentified extinct populations for which there are at present no known fossils.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet ...

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 ...

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This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from new developments in ape cognition to an expanded perspective of a ...

Construction litters the University of Oregon’s campus. From the high-rise apartment buildings being built down 13th Avenue to the various... Boise State University showed up to Autzen Stadium ready ...

Williams' third book about evolutionary psychology, a controversial field often drawn on (and distorted) by the manosphere, ...