Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and ...

We like to think we’re one of a kind, unique creatures. We are different, but we do share similarities with our counterparts, from all walks of life around the globe. Not only do we share human ...

By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaA recent study published in Nature Genetics presents Cobraa, a coalescence-based hidden Markov ...

Earlier gatherings focused on gaining public acceptance for what scientists want to do with CRISPR. This meeting flipped that ...

For years, the dominant narrative held that modern humans arose from a single, unbroken lineage in Africa. But then came ...

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives. From using forest herbs as medicine to creating and using tools, these ...

Gorillas and chimpanzees, though sharing DNA and habitats, exhibit distinct characteristics. Gorillas, the largest primates, ...

A team of scientists at Duke University made a mouse just a bit more human. They didn’t give it speech or opposable thumbs.