Researchers have put forth a theory that humans are no longer subject to natural selection for evolution, but instead that ...

A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.

Scientists say some of the traits that define modern humans may have evolved only after long-standing biological and cultural ...

A strange theory suggests a human-like species, Homo floresiensis, may still inhabit Flores Island caves. These small-bodied ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from new developments in ape cognition to an expanded perspective of a ...

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The story of Charles Darwin’s life. His theory of evolution changed the way we understood our place in the world.

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an exciting find hits the headlines, paleoanthropology and its related fields ...

The NCAA Track and Field Championships took place last Wednesday at Hayward Field as redshirt freshman Ben Smith came out on top in the men’s... TrackTown USA got its headliner last weekend as the ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an exciting find hits the headlines, palaeoanthropology and its related fields ...