Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...

Experts have been studying remote mountain communities and found they have certain genetic advantages which prove that ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Short snouts and a flat profile—within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of ...

Yet, for all its aesthetic and expressive potency, the neck is also a site of fear and deep vulnerability. Villains and ...

Are humans the only species to drive another to extinction? Tom Ruppel | Dixon, California ...

Despite what our ego might lead us to think, humans are still a work in progress. We’re constantly adapting to our ...

Though the majority of blonde-haired people today come from Europe, the unique hair colour originated in a land that is a ...

A new study reveals that Tibetan communities have developed unique adaptations to survive in the low-oxygen conditions of the ...

People on the Tibetan Plateau have developed unique physiological traits over 10,000 years to thrive in low-oxygen conditions ...

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

The final draft of the 2019 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Science will be implemented for the 2024-25 school year. Having looked over this document, I was wondering what they presented as ...