The evolution of the human species is marked by an increase in brain size. Now new research suggests that could be partly ...

Learn how repeated burn injuries may have acted as a form of natural selection, influencing human genes linked to healing and ...

Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping ...

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Did you know humans might have had a third eye, if it weren't for evolution? A common misconception is that evolution is a ...

As The Jungle Book’s King Louie knows all too well, the ability to control fire is what sets humans apart from apes, fueling our cultural and biological evolution and rocketing us into the space age.

This world-famous fossil is now on display in Abu Dhabi, allowing visitors to see up close one of the most important finds in ...

Some ecologists even refer to our current epoch as the “Pyrocene,” acknowledging how fire has altered the environment. But ...

The origin of the human chin is still being debated, as scientists have failed to work out why exactly we have one ...

Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the center of the body and ...

Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum. An international research team led by biologists from Heidelberg University as ...

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and digital platforms has transformed how we measure, ...