DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

A growing global movement suggests the solution lies not in moral philosophy or political reform, but in a deeper ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving ...

In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

When Napoleon’s once invincible army limped out of Russia in winter 1812, frostbite and hunger were merely half the story.

An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig ...

When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors ...

A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

Scientists found that ancient lead exposure shaped early human evolution. The toxin may have played a surprising role in the development of modern cognition and language. An international team of ...

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes. But our new study, published today in Science Advances, reveals something far more ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks” ...