For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and ...

That's some of the fastest evolution ever seen in humans. Human evolution pictures. Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images) Most human ancestors were dark-skinned.

Our human evolution workshops were conducted with well-resourced and historically disadvantaged schools attending. The grade ...

Denisovans, Neanderthals, and early Homo sapiens coexisted and even interbred, leaving behind traces of their DNA in modern humans. In fact, many people today carry small amounts of Denisovan DNA, a ...

New research suggests that the unique way human placentas produce sex hormones during pregnancy may have been a key driver ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also ...