Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

Intelligence is an energetically expensive luxury. And a new study in Science shows meat has never been the main fuel source ...

Discover the journey of how humans first domesticated animals, from dogs to llamas, and explore the pathways that led to this ...

Can we ever overcome the massive mental health crisis we are facing if we don't see ourselves as part of the evolution of ...

We’re taught that human evolution was a clean, logical process… but the truth is far more disturbing. The first “humans,” known as Homo habilis, weren’t powerful hunters or intelligent beings—they ...

Humans have become one of the world's greatest evolutionary forces. To survive our cities, animals from urban foxes to ...

Evolution may be scrappy and technically lacking, but it's far more fun than a similarly priced chicken burger would be.

Hidden within the genomes of people alive today are fragments of DNA from two unidentified human ancestors. Researchers at UC ...

A new study presents the first complete T2T marmoset genome, advancing Alzheimer's research and primate genomics.

Researchers have never had a complete baseline for understanding the DNA of marmosets, a species of tree-dwelling monkey, until now.

"If we do continue to advance the technology of these models then they’ll have a major positive impact on humanity." ...

How and where did the first forms of life arise? These are the main questions driving research at the Institute of Molecular ...