An extensive study, published in Communications Biology, sheds new light on the complex evolution of our feet. "The human foot is one of the most complex masterpieces of evolution, a work of art in ...

Other than a few species of whale, humans are the only mammals that consistently demonstrate the unusual phenomenon of menopause. Most animals maintain their reproductive ability for the vast majority ...

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and ...

A photo of a chimpanzee mother and its infant. Credit: Dr Robert Shave, UBC Okanagan. An international research team from Swansea University and UBC Okanagan (UBCO) has uncovered a new insight into ...

Modern species of bears living near humans for extended periods show evidence of genetic changes making them less aggressive ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

Rather than leading to the disappearance of males, Y chromosome decline could trigger new sex determining systems . Similar shifts have already occurred in other mammals. The article suggests that ...

Throughout most of human history, evolution progressed slowly. Small genetic changes took thousands of years to permeate populations. Natural selection was intentional, reactive, and gradual. However, ...