Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these ...

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

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

Why humans have a philtrum, the groove above your lip, explained by an evolutionary biologist — from embryonic face-building to vestigial anatomy.

The story of Charles Darwin’s life. His theory of evolution changed the way we understood our place in the world.

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

How did humans become human? Understanding when, where and in what environmental conditions our early ancestors lived is central to solving the puzzle of human evolution. Unfortunately, pinning down a ...

When humans and nonhuman animals dramatically decrease their ability to respond (for example during sleep or coma), they are said to be "semi-conscious" or even " unconscious." In a similar way, as ...

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the relatively high rate of Autism-spectrum disorders in humans is likely due to how humans evolved in ...

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

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