A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

Why did humans evolve the eyes we have today? While scientists can't go back in time to study the environmental pressures ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

In The Descent of Man, published in 1871, Charles Darwin hypothesized that our ancestors came from Africa. He pointed out that among all animals, the African apes — gorillas and chimpanzees — were the ...

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Tiffany Taylor, professor of microbial ecology and evolution at the University of Bath in the U.K., recommends the books that shaped her career and her outlook on life. When you purchase through links ...

An excerpt from The Sacred Chain: How Understanding Evolution Leads to Deeper Faith. After my brief opening statement, the rest of our time was set aside for “discussion.” The two-hour meeting felt ...

In their efforts to regulate how teachers can discuss issues of politics and identity in the classroom, Republican state legislators have so far focused mainly on social studies and history ...