The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...

Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.

A new study shows the virus could have doubled the frequency of genetic variants in a South African province if effective ...

This overview traces the evolutionary timeline from the great apes to modern humans, explaining where hominids and hominins ...

When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the ...

New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has selected for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV in humans, according to a new study.

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

From epic poetry to game shows, from Stone Age axes to spaceflight, humans have the most complex cultures of any species on Earth. Since the time of Darwin, scientists have suspected that this culture ...

There was a moment in human history when our entire existence may have desperately clung to a thousand or more people.

Human aging is not what natural selection failed to prevent. It is what happens when selection simply has nothing left to act ...