A study using ancient DNA has identified notable evolutionary adjustments to dietary, settlement, disease and other changes ...

The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics. Until now, researchers assumed that the first humans originated in Africa and ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the ...

The first published research from Tinshemet Cave is quietly reshaping how scientists look at the relationship between ...