One of the most popular explanations for why menopause evolved in some species is called the grandmother hypothesis. Essentially, older females stop having offspring of their own, and redirect energy ...
Where do we come from and how did we evolve into the beings and bodies we are today? The new book "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution" argues for a better ...
An analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests the extent of convergent evolution in different peoples around the world is ...
Many people today simply assume that our evolution has quietly ended with the development of the modern human. It's easy to think that medicine, science, and modern living have made us "perfect" or ...
Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...
In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an exciting find hits the headlines, paleoanthropology and its related fields ...
A new Neanderthal DNA study suggests interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals favored pairings of female humans with male Neanderthals. This finding challenges traditional evolutionary ...
Where do we come from and how did we evolve into the beings and bodies we are today? The new book "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution" argues for a better ...