A new review highlights how human evolution has shaped the presence of pathogenic variations in DNA damage repair (DDR) genes, offering a new perspective on why modern populations face increased ...

A sweeping look at ancient DNA reveals hundreds of changes over thousands of years, offering clues about how modern traits developed and why some remain today. The research, published in Nature, ...

Malaria may have shaped early human life across Africa far earlier than once thought, steering where people could safely live ...

A new study of wrist bones suggests human ancestors may have shared a knuckle-walking past with chimpanzees and gorillas.

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 ...

Recent research shows human evolution is ongoing, influenced by both environmental and human-made factors. Studies reveal genetic adaptations tied to diet, disease resistance, and survival in extreme ...

A composite view of the Earth constructed by NASA from multiple satellite images Editor at Large Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and ...

Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years, including variants linked to celiac disease and multiple sclerosis The ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in West Africa is challenging long-held assumptions about early human adaptability and migration. Evidence from a site in Côte d'Ivoire reveals that Homo ...