Studying human evolution involves piecing together scattered clues about how we survived against tough odds. One of the ...

What roils beneath Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

2024 — A new study shows that the patchwork of different ecosystems found in mountainous regions played a key role in the evolution of ... Fossils and Fires: Insights Into Early Modern Human ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that intensified environmental variability (EV) can promote the ...

A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through generations, laying the foundations for new insights into the roots of ...

What happens beneath the Earth’s surface may seem distant, but its effects shape continents, influence ocean circulation, ...

In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a ...

The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then they switched to bone as a raw material. Until recently, the earliest clear ...

Formed millions of years ago, the caves have preserved critical evidence of our ancestors, who fell into their depths, creating a fossil record spanning several million years of human evolution.

The current study aims to expand its explanatory scope to include the evolution of sociality and examines the influence of EV on the evolution of cooperative behavior among humans using multiagent ...