Like other species, we are the products of millions of years of adaptation. Now we're taking matters into our own hands.

How did the evolutionary ancestors of Homo sapiens separate from the ancestors of modern apes? A key ingredient leading to modern human beings, according to researchers at the University of ...

Brain growth slowed down about 300,000 years ago due to energetic and climate pressures, according to a study published in ...

An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often led by women, and was just as crucial to ...

If you have spent time with an infant, you might recognize the scene: A child is wailing, inconsolable, and you, the parent, have to go to the bathroom. Or eat. Or attend to a pot that’s boiling over.

Back to Article List Colonizing Mars could speed up human evolution High radiation, low gravity and other environmental pressures could spur martian humans to mutate relatively quicker than on Earth.

It's a journey that proactively drives human evolution by inviting us to explore the limitless possibilities that beckon us forward, driven by conscious choices shaped by the force of technology.

Human evolution might be more "bizarre" than we once thought, according to a new study. In the past, scientists believed that hominin evolution was largely driven by changes in climate.

Technology is integral to evolution. Understanding technology's relationship to human welfare means grasping its role within the flow of biological and human life.

Understanding how human technology evolves is crucial to understanding why humans have enjoyed such unprecedented evolutionary success. The evolution of complex technologies can occur with only ...