A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with ...

Ancient bones and DNA reveal that dog diversity and their close relationship with migrating humans developed thousands of ...

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

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

The uvula is nearly unique to humans among mammals. An evolutionary biologist unpacks competing theories for why we evolved ...

From back pain to wisdom teeth, many of the human body's common problems exist because evolution builds on old designs, a new ...

The evolution of pet food is a fascinating journey that mirrors not only the changing relationship between humans and their ...

For decades, paleoanthropologists have largely agreed that somewhere along the evolutionary course from apelike ancestors to modern humans, our bodies got dramatically larger. However, one lingering ...

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

(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have brought us to a major turning point in our evolutionary journey. According ...

For decades, one idea has shaped discussions about human evolution and birth: humans endure unusually difficult childbirth ...