This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

Capybara Evolution is a Roblox experience where you control your very own capybara, which you can upgrade by consuming ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Researchers find Apennine brown bears evolved into a smaller, less aggressive animal after centuries of coexistence with ...

New research explains how dust links the formation, evolution, and fate of stars and planets, and why future telescopes are needed to observe these processes in detail ...

Evolution is slow, but with the right experimental set-up—and enough time to spare—you can watch nature do its methodical ...