In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.

A collection of 3-million-year-old bones unearthed 50 years ago in Ethiopia changed our understanding of human origins.

The discovery of a Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is ...

He is now 74 and lives in Burgos, Spain, as a scientist affiliated with the National Center for Research on Human Evolution, far from the spotlight that focused on Lucy when she was presented to the ...

A further source of evidence for gene–culture co-evolution comes from anthropological ... include those related to recent changes in human diet and human-induced disease. The well-researched ...

Scientists have long suspected the keto diet might be able to calm an overactive immune system and help some people with diseases like multiple sclerosis. Now, they have reason to believe it could ...

The study explored how enzymes called ceramide synthase 5 and 6 are responsible for the toxic effect of a palm oil-rich diet on neurons in the central nervous system, which causes a subsequent ...

Summary: New research highlights how a palm oil-rich diet may worsen multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms by generating a toxic compound in neurons. Researchers found that enzymes CerS5 and CerS6 convert ...