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

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

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

Scientists have uncovered a “hidden chapter” in the history of human evolution and it turns out it’s much more complex than previously thought. It’s known that modern day humans, known scientifically ...

Each lizard is unique. Some have longer legs, others stronger jaws, and all behave slightly differently. The differences ...

Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

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

"We thought they were basically all going to be fried because the entire universe turned into a vat of boiling oil." ...

From two weeks onwards, feather development in the embryos partially returned to normal. The chicks with the altered pathway ...

Dr Chris McKnight has been researching how seals can hold their breath as part of his work at the University of St Andrews.

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