Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

The study showed that populations don’t lose their “evolvability,” even if conditions remain the same for many generations.

Australian scientists have discovered an ancient freshwater fish fossil with its stomach contents remarkably preserved. In a ...

Scientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...

Explore the development of sociology as a scientific field. Learn how empirical research, data analysis, and technological ...

The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...

The theory of evolution is dominated by the utilitarian logic of natural selection: adapt or die, survival of the fittest.

Scientists have discovered oxygen and heavy elements in JADES-GS-z14-0, the most distant known galaxy. This suggests galaxies ...

A new book offers a fascinating journey from insects to apes and a forceful rebuttal to bigotry showing what the incredible ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.