According to a new study, natural selection has led to the evolution of light skin tones, red hair, and resistance to HIV and leprosy in West Eurasians over the past 10,000 years. It also decreased ...

Scientists and reef managers are calling for ‘assisted evolution’ to help accelerate coral reef adaptation in the face of ...

Scientists previously thought only a handful of genes showed signs of selection in recent human evolution, but previous ...

Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.

Did humans lose their sense of smell? A study on the Orang Asli people reveals that hunter-gatherers maintain ancestral smell ...

(CNN) — During California’s worst dry spell in the past 1,200 years, some populations of wildflowers defied the odds to survive the ordeal. Researchers say they now believe these flowers relied on a ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum. An international research team led by biologists from Heidelberg University as ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the ...

Sexual selection, which can create diverse speciation as males develop attributes in competition with other males, can change the course of evolution. A 40-year-long experiment analyzed the sexual ...