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 ...
On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...
Introduction / Janet Browne -- The fetus, the fish heart and the fruit fly : a reflection on Darwin's chapter 1. The evidence of the descent of man from some lower form / Alice Roberts -- Remarkable, ...
In 1758, Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus gave humans a scientific name: Homo sapiens, which means "wise human" in Latin. Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, it was English biologist ...
An executive order critiques the idea that race is a human invention. But that's exactly what modern science supports. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.