F or the past century and a half, the concept of evolution has primarily been wielded by those describing change of a purely ...

When the first spark of life emerged on a young, ocean-covered Earth some four billion years ago, it didn’t happen at once.

These spiders have ‘dark DNA’ - and it could change the way we understand evolution - Scientists believe ‘dark DNA’ may be ...

The effect of these losses, the researchers contend, was to halt the development of the pygmy sea horse’s head at an early ...

A study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals a surprising evolutionary insight: sometimes, losing genes rather ...

New analysis of a 140,000-year-old skull morphologically resembling modern humans and Neanderthals may be the earliest ...

Self-correction and cultural reflexivity are crucial to psychology’s scientific role.

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps ...

“Large brains and dexterous hands are considered pivotal in human evolution, together making possible technology, culture and colonisation of diverse environments,” the research authors said. Humans ...

In a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution which included the involvement of UAB Professor Jaime Martínez Urtaza, researchers discovered that losing genes rather than gaining them can favor ...