A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

In 2001 scientists studying human language made a breakthrough: by looking at the DNA of a family with a rare speech ...

Humans carry a surprising relic from deep evolutionary history, one that traces back to a tiny, one-eyed ancestor that lived ...

There’s more history in your blood types than you think, and it didn’t begin with humans. Here’s what we know about them, ...

UCR's Top 100 Rock Songs captures the rich history of rock, blending pop, soul and metal, highlighting tracks from Aerosmith ...

A Harvard study indicates natural selection has favored red hair for millennia, suggesting redheads may become more common as ...

Desmond Morris, the zoologist, author, artist and television presenter, has died aged 98. Morris was best known for his book, ...

An English zoologist, he wrote an immensely popular 1967 book arguing that ancient genes, shared with apes, shape our lives.

The scientific wonderers at What If fast-forward through millions of years of primate development to show the path that led ...

Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.

The whole world could soon be seeing red. Instead of being the punchline, redheads will have the last laugh, as a new study ...

Increasing evidence suggests that our species emerged through interactions between populations living in different parts of ...