Over the last 20 years, genetic research has changed dramatically. An explosion of genomic data has reshaped how we ...

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

The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide.

In the case of domestic cats, dogs and many other domesticated species, intentional and unintentional selection by humans ...

For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable ...