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 ...

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.

From 2014-2016, a severe El Niño event triggered a drought across Central and South America, leading to unprecedented ...

The evolutionary roots of human dominance and aggression remain pivotal to social and political behaviour, and without ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

The evolutionary roots of human dominance and aggression remain central to social and political behaviour, and without conscious intervention these primal survival drives will continue to fuel ...