Imagine our early human ancestors standing in the ancient landscapes, thoughtfully examining rocks, deciding which to use for ...

All this is understandable in the light of evolution theory; but what a senseless operation it would have been, on God's part, to fabricate a multitude of species ex nihilo and then let most of ...

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

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The study of life history evolution is thus about understanding adaptation, the most fundamental issue in evolutionary biology. Here we introduce the basics of life history theory and review what ...

When evolution skeptics want to attack Darwin's theory, they often point to the human eye. How could something so complex, they argue, have developed through random mutations and natural selection ...

Today, less than a century after the publication of The Origin of Species, the theory of evolution has long been accepted as a fact of life. The brilliance of Darwin's insight lay in his ...

Richard Prum, the author of "The Evolution of Beauty," explains how who a female chooses to mate with can change the common traits that men show. Over time, women can change the evolutionary ...

Misconception: Evolution is “just a theory.” This is true, but not in the way that it’s often trotted out. The meaning of the word theory changes depending on the context. You may believe ...

In the decades since its introduction, the neutral theory of evolution has become central to the study of evolution at the molecular level, in part because it provides a way to make strong ...

The discovery of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton, changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is celebrating its 50-year anniversary, and continues to capture human imagination.