The picture of human evolution has changed repeatedly and dramatically over the past half century, shaped by waves of new ...

The genome has space for only a small fraction of the information needed to control complex behaviors. So then how, for example, does a newborn sea turtle instinctually know to follow the moonlight?

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

In a sense, each of us begins life ready for action. Many animals perform amazing feats soon after they're born. Spiders spin ...

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

The Grand Canyon reveals new insights into Earth's Cambrian Explosion and rapid marine biodiversity evolution.

Take a closer look at your hands—they carry millions of years of evolutionary history, connecting you to our closest primate ...

Lucy has and continues to play a fundamental role in our understanding of our ancient ancestors and how we evolved.

Recent research challenges the theory that long childhood in humans is due to large brain sizes. Instead, analysis of early ...

The 3.2-million-year-old fossil, discovered 50 years ago, is considered to be one of the most significant early hominin ...

You can thank evolution for the diversity of life, from microscopic bacteria to the blue whale, the biggest animal to ever ...