New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

From controlling fire to decoding DNA, humans have achieved levels of adaptation unseen in nature. Biologists call this a “cultural evolution loop,” where ideas evolve faster than genes. This feedback ...

The Minister's remarks come amid sustained criticism from scientists, educators and civil society groups, who fear that ...

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

This video examines the lesser-known side of evolution, where survival comes with severe trade-offs. Researchers highlight ...

A study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found ...

An ancient, shared set of human-specific genes underwent changes in a geographically isolated population after around 300,000 years ago, scientists say.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday informed the Lok Sabha that the theory of evolution proposed by Charles ...

A tiny 242-million-year-old fossil from Devon is shaking up scientists’ assumptions about the earliest members of the lizard lineage. Instead of the expected skull hinges and palate teeth typical of ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...

A newly identified crocodile relative from Egypt pushes back the origins of the marine-hunting dyrosaurids by millions of years. The fossil, Wadisuchus kassabi, shows a mix of primitive and advanced ...

New research reveals that one of the largest-ever marine conservation initiatives has helped to prevent more frequent ...