The story of human evolution is far from a straight line — it’s a complex web of species, adaptations, and interconnections. New fossil discoveries and genetic studies are reshaping our understanding ...

Thanks to a couple of featurettes, we have quite a bit of new footage from the Masters of the Universe reboot, including a first look at two mysterious ...

As you may have heard via a barrage of internet memes, evolution can't get enough of crab-like forms. The body shape of crabs ...

This overview traces the evolutionary timeline from the great apes to modern humans, explaining where hominids and hominins ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, behaviour and other traits. The biggest ever study of ancient human DNA shows ...

Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and leprosy in humans, according to a new study. When you purchase through links ...

Homo erectus may have deliberately selected rocks embedded with fossils and crystals to craft their hand axes — possibly to serve as mediators between humans and the cosmos. When you purchase through ...

Carcass of adult African elephant. By Geraldshields11 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, , CC BY-SA Imagine a creature nearly twice the size of a modern African elephant (which can weigh up to 6,000kg). This ...

The journey around the moon of three Americans and one Canadian is going into its sixth day, but it’s not too late to get caught up on it. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the Artemis II ...

Humans’ long relationship with fire may have quietly shaped our biology, influencing how we heal, fight infection, and respond to injury. Credit: Shutterstock Frequent burn exposure may have driven ...