To maintain a Darwinian perspective on culture we must view humans as passive imitators and transmitters, ignoring cthe ...

A new framework argues that human language did not arise from a single evolutionary leap but from the convergence of many biological abilities and cultural processes.

Animals from completely different branches of the tree of life, such as insects, worms and vertebrates, independently evolved ...

We are indeed still evolving, though it can be hard to tell because it happens over generations and often involves things you ...

Researchers analysed 10,000 possible primate phylogenies and reached the stunning conclusion that kissing likely originated ...

A new study suggests that many modern health challenges may stem from a deep evolutionary mismatch between our ancient biology and today’s industrialized environments.

Over time, we have developed - and continue to develop - the traits that help us survive and flourish in the environments ...

For most of the past six million years, the human story played out in shifting woodlands, open plains and coastal zones ...

"Industrialization has rapidly transformed the world around us—faster than our bodies can adapt,” an evolutionary ...

“The key to aging well is to build muscle,” says Antonietta Vicario, chief training officer at fitness app Pvolve, which ...

A comforting, curious and complex look at feelings of loneliness, Rental Family, starring Brendan Fraser, Mari Yamamoto and ...