It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to ...

Humans lost their ability to synthesize their own vitamin C because our ancestors had access to plenty of fruit.

Using whole genome sequencing and cutting‐edge analyses, researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered the surprising ...

Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of ...

Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the ...

The idea of evolution backtracking isn't a completely new idea, but catching it in action isn't an everyday experience.

New research uncovers reversal of evolution in island plants. On the younger, volcanic islands of the Galápagos, wild tomato ...

Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, ...

The new species has been found in two small isolated waterways in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, according to a study.

Our human evolution workshops were conducted with well-resourced and historically disadvantaged schools attending. The grade ...

The idea of a missing evolutionary link between humans and apes is both compelling and persistent, but the truth is more ...