The uvula is nearly unique to humans among mammals. An evolutionary biologist unpacks competing theories for why we evolved ...

For years, the common belief among scientists was that human evolution had basically slowed to a crawl once we invented ...

For decades, one idea has shaped discussions about human evolution and birth: humans endure unusually difficult childbirth ...

Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually ...

A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth. For tens of thousands of ...

Researchers who investigated the remains of a young adult male found in the Qafzeh cave say the injury healed over time, ...

A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.

Hundreds of hominin fossils reveal that human body size remained stable for ages before a sharp increase in early members of ...

Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, ...

Human-AI interactions can resemble human-human social interactions, with computers, and especially AI-driven technologies, becoming increasingly important social actors. It is in these interactions ...

From back pain to wisdom teeth, many of the human body's common problems exist because evolution builds on old designs, a new ...

A self-proclaimed healthcare futurist, Jeffrey Charles Hardy, says that after millions of years, human evolution has stalled out. He believes we are in a state of suspended evolution before the second ...