Scientists have found evidence that a sudden event in ancient forests gave rise to humankind’s early ancestors. The indirect trigger of their success was likely an asteroid strike that wiped out 50 ...

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig have studied the influence of group identity ...

Researchers at HSE University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have identified 15 key motives that ...

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

Maybe it's a life hack or a liability, or a little of both. A surprising result in a new MIT study may suggest that people and animals alike share an inherent propensity to keep updating their ...

Human instincts shape society, influencing power, inequality, and survival. Education can challenge these patterns.

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability ...

In the spirit of “everything is connected,” a new study found that the extinction of the dinosaurs paved the way for the emergence of fruit, which nourished our primate ancestors. Tapping into this ...