In this video, I explain the difference between Hominids and Hominins, including the timeline of when hominins split from ...

Even compared to chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, humans' scrapes and cuts tend to stick around for more than twice ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

Understanding human evolution often involves looking closely at our DNA. Yet obtaining ancient DNA from fossils older than 300,000 years—especially from Africa—is incredibly challenging.

Edward Larson, who won a Pulitzer Prize for "Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion," spoke of the "Scopes monkey trial" Tuesday at the ...

The results indicate that having a wider pelvis reduces the risk of complications during birth, but results in slower walking ...

Segmental duplications are important because they underlie several human diseases and have been key to shaping the evolution of great apes. For example, human-specific copy-number increases of ...

In their latest study, published in Evolution, they found that some rattlesnakes ... "The Baja California islands are pristine and largely untouched by human activity, making them an extraordinary ...

Autonomous weapons systems present numerous risks to humanity, most of which infringe on fundamental obligations and principles of international human rights law. Such systems select and engage ...

laying the foundations for new insights into the roots of human disease and evolution. “It’s mutations that ultimately differentiate us from other species,” says author Lynn Jorde, PhD. “We’re getting ...