Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the ...

While many companies retreat from borrowing in today's high-rate environment, many successful operators are strategically ...

In a nutshell New research challenges the long-held belief that human evolution required improbable “lucky breaks,” ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

Short snouts and a flat profile -- within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. This is likely down to new breeding practices ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

A new study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...